I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

It must be said that such fierce warning measures are often more effective than gentle words. The refugees in tattered clothes obediently came out of the cabin. Having been on the ship for at least twenty days, they looked somewhat pale, but most of them looked relatively well. Refugee families with elderly members and young children received some care and were allowed to come out of the cabin for some fresh air each day. They also showed a complex attitude of fear and trust towards the sailors.

After all, the Rainbow Kingdom was transporting settlers, not engaging in the slave trade like the Europeans. Before transporting refugees, they would be given certain epidemic prevention measures and supplemented with protein. A lot of the fish floss produced in the Rainbow Kingdom ended up in the mouths of the refugees. In addition, the sailors were fierce and menacing in maintaining order, which made the refugees have more hope for their future while they suffered some hardships.

When the five-masted sailing ship arrived at the main island port of the Rainbow Country, the refugees had no time to marvel at the clean and tidy large port city they saw before they were organized by the sailors to disembark and then escorted by a group of soldiers into a special new recruit camp!

"Remember, you will be in the new recruit camp for a month, specifically to learn the various rules issued by the Rainbow Kingdom. Violators will be punished accordingly!"

Seeing the thousands of refugees gathered there, the leader, a former member of the Daimyo's ninja army in the Land of Rainbows, remained unfazed. Having witnessed such scenes many times before, he held the microphone, and the camp's public address system was turned up to maximum volume so that all the refugees and the guards in the new recruit camp could hear him clearly: "Furthermore, your performance in the new recruit camp will determine where you and your families are assigned a month from now—whether you'll be clearing land for farming and fishing, or learning a trade in a factory..."

The head of the new recruit camp spoke coldly. He knew that no matter how much he emphasized it, there would always be troublemakers among a group of several thousand refugees, or those who thought they were great and wanted to stand out. They wouldn't believe these punishment regulations.

For example, when the previous twenty-odd batches of refugees arrived at the new recruit camp, there were guys who claimed to be descendants of samurai or nobles who instigated trouble. There were also some unruly people such as wandering ninjas, rogue ninjas, or spies hidden among them. If the Land of Rainbows hadn't recruited refugees under the guise of overseas expansion and hadn't had such formidable military force to maintain order, something would probably have happened long ago in any other place.

Now, the person in charge of the new recruit camp is explaining as usual. Next, the ninja army of the Rainbow Country will secretly screen and deal with those who are restless or have ulterior motives. Only the remaining refugees will be integrated into the Rainbow Country through the new recruit camp!

……

"Sir, a total of 3679 refugees were transported this time. 62 people died of illness in the reception camps and during transport. The ninja army has discovered that 107 of them have certain problems..."

Later, the head of the new recruits reported to the Daimyo of the Rainbow Country, who was the top official in the country. Seated next to him was Kaizo Ichiro, the head of the ninja army, and two other officials in charge of industry, fisheries and agriculture.

The heads of the new recruit camp, industry, and fisheries and agriculture were promoted personnel. The three of them did not know the Daimyo of the Rainbow Country or the head of the Ninja Army. They were all loyal followers controlled by Li Mo. In recent years, Li Mo had only occasionally appeared as the first heir of the Rainbow Country. However, he had gradually handed over the actual work of other aspects of government affairs, industry, and agriculture to the useful talents he had cultivated.

After all, Li Mo couldn't possibly manage the development of a country on his own. Knowing how Zhuge Liang died from overwork, he only controlled the Ninja Army leader and the Daimyo of the Rainbow Country. The other officials were talents he had gradually promoted!

"Let's handle everything according to standard procedures!"

After listening to the report from the head of the new recruit camp, and looking at the daimyo of the Rainbow Country who seemed to have even lessened in appearance, he calmly waved his hand, deciding to proceed according to the usual procedure.

"Yes, sir!"

Faced with the order from the Daimyo of the Rainbow Country, the four retainers in the castle tower respectfully bowed their heads in obedience, and none of them raised any objections. The reason was that the Rainbow Country had been working on immigration for almost three years and had accepted more than 100,000 refugees, so they had naturally developed a set of effective management methods.

According to the Rainbow Country's arrangements, refugees from both the Ninja World Continent and the Land of Water would first undergo a month of training in the new recruit camp to learn the rules, observe for any signs of disease, and select any unstable individuals. Those unstable individuals or those with ulterior motives would be secretly taken away by the Rainbow Country's ninja army. As for their fate—becoming members of the Anbu, test subjects for the chakra project, or miners in a secret gold mine—that would depend on their luck and whether Li Mo deemed them valuable.

Even among the many refugees gathered, those with skills or those who came as a family were properly taken care of. The remaining ordinary refugees were organized by the young and strong to clear land, log, or fish, while women and children either helped out or went to school. They were arranged to live with the common people of the Rainbow Country, and they were able to integrate into the Rainbow Country very quickly. After all, the Rainbow Country treated its common people quite well, and having enough to eat and wear was the dream of many common people.

In any case, in the past three years, the population of Rainbow Country has exceeded 300,000 and is approaching 400,000, but the domestic order is still very good. This is partly due to strict management, and partly because many ordinary people cherish their current lives.

"We've almost exhausted the easily accessible plains, and the mines and factories are in dire need of manpower to expand production. Let's allocate this batch of refugees and the rest to that area!"

Upon seeing the head of the new recruit camp and several high-ranking officials, the Daimyo of the Rainbow Country waved his folding fan, directly outlining adjustments to the Rainbow Country's future development. His tone turned icy as he warned, "Of course, the ninja army must provide comprehensive oversight. I don't want to see any troublemakers emerge from among the future refugees, ruining the Rainbow Country's current excellent development..."

The high-ranking officials all nodded in agreement with the statement made by the daimyo of the Rainbow Country. Even if some people did not quite understand their daimyo's thoughts, seeing the thriving state of the Rainbow Country, no one was foolish enough to voice any objections.

Moreover, the daimyo enjoys supreme rule over his country, a fact universally acknowledged in the Naruto world. In the case of the five great nations where the five great ninja villages are located, or small countries with their own ninja villages, the daimyo's power would be somewhat influenced by the ninja villages, and he would have to consider these ninjas who possess extraordinary powers. However, in the Land of the Rainbow, the situation is completely different; the daimyo controls all the ninja armies of the Land of the Rainbow.

In this way, naturally no fool would dare to jump out. In addition, the original size of the Rainbow Country was not very large, so the development plan issued by the Daimyo of the Rainbow Country, controlled by Li Mo, was implemented very smoothly!

……

"Kaizo-kun, please report the current situation of the Ninja World War to the master!"

After seeing the other high-ranking officials finish their reports and leave the castle tower after receiving his instructions, the Daimyo of the Rainbow Country turned to the ninja army leader beside him and spoke directly to him.

"As ordered!"

This time, Kaizo Ichiro had no objections. He respectfully bowed to the daimyo of the Rainbow Country and then quietly left the main island of the Rainbow Country, taking a speedboat to another island hundreds of kilometers away.

It was a secluded place completely outside the surrounding waters of the Rainbow Country, a place that even fishing boats, merchant ships, and transport ships carrying guano never went. It was a secret place known only to Kaizo Ichiro and a few others. In the past, it was only used once a month to transport supplies or prisoners, and it was a remote sea area that no one would approach at all. It was the secluded place where Li Mo had been cultivating in seclusion for the past few years.

It's not that Li Mo likes staying in remote, uninhabited sea areas. Even though it's true that he can better comprehend cultivation in remote sea areas, the real reason is that Li Mo is gradually integrating the several extraordinary powers he possesses. Occasionally, when he experiments with his skills or tries out new ninjutsu, the noise is just too loud. In order to avoid being disturbed by overly curious people, Li Mo had to move to this remote sea area more than two years ago, a training ground where he can fully unleash his ideas.

Li Mo stayed on this remote island for almost three years, except for occasionally sending Shadow Soldiers to the Ninja World. During that time, he rarely returned to the Rainbow Country, mainly to handle important affairs. He devoted the rest of his time to his own cultivation, and the rewards he received were equally substantial. His strength had far surpassed that of a few years ago.

As Kaizo Ichiro approached the island by speedboat, he saw a huge whirlpool suddenly appear on the surface of the sea. This whirlpool, which should not have appeared near the island, seemed to be a giant jaws that were pulling the speedboat towards it!

Chapter 54 The Dragon Emerges from the Sea

"Water Release: Turbulent Current Technique!"

Seeing the massive whirlpool large enough to pull in even a modern merchant ship weighing tens of thousands of tons, Kaizo Ichiro solemnly used a rare water-style ninjutsu. As a result, several undercurrents appeared in the whirlpool that had been attracting attention, causing the speedboat to stop temporarily.

This unusual water-style ninjutsu, which is only effective on the sea or lakes, proved incredibly powerful here, successfully stopping the speedboat in place and preventing it from being swallowed by the whirlpool. However, Kaizo Ichiro was sweating profusely. Thanks to Li Mo's research over the past few years, he had successfully advanced to the level of a Jonin, but he was clearly no match for the natural environment. If he ran out of chakra and couldn't get the speedboat away, the consequences would be dire.

Boom!

Just as Kaizo Ichiro was about to speak and order the crew on the speedboat to immediately row away, a sudden loud bang made him and everyone on the boat look up and see a strange sight that left them speechless.

At the center of a large whirlpool several kilometers away on the sea surface, a waterspout suddenly rose up like a dragon emerging from the sea. The waterspout that appeared out of nowhere was like a real dragon flying into the sky. It flew to a height of over a thousand meters before suddenly swirling around. Then, the seawater, which amounted to tens of thousands of tons, suddenly turned into countless raindrops, which fell silently and then merged into the sea.

This astonishing scene lasted for less than five minutes, but for the discerning Kaizo Ichiro and his sailors, it was like witnessing a true miracle. Apart from Kaizo Ichiro, who was able to remain calm, the sailors selected from the Rainbow Country had their legs go weak. They knew that if that waterspout, which looked like a living thing, had veered off course, or if the inexplicably falling seawater had turned into raindrops and merged into the sea, their fast ship would probably already be fish food in the ocean.

When Kaizo Ichiro and his crew heard Li Mo's voice, they were astonished to find that he had already arrived on the ship. Some of the sailors remembered the large whirlpool on the sea, but when they looked up, they found that the whirlpool had mysteriously disappeared. At this moment, their intelligence suddenly increased, and they realized that the astonishing scene they had just witnessed was probably inseparable from the lord they had found.

At this moment, compared to his teenage appearance a few years ago, Li Mo, who was now over 1.85 meters tall and looked heroic and handsome, didn't care about the sailors' petty thoughts and directly ordered them to return to the small island where he was temporarily living!

……

"Hmm, Hai Zang, any new news?"

Later, at a beach that appeared to be over 300 square kilometers in size but was actually mostly a pristine island ecosystem, Li Mo looked at his subordinates sitting respectfully in front of him and casually asked in a good mood.

Compared to three years ago, Li Mo's appearance has changed dramatically, but the biggest change is in his own strength. Having fully integrated several extraordinary powers, he has made his chakra so powerful that even if the Otsutsuki aliens came, they might not be able to recognize it as the extraordinary power they obtained by planting the Divine Tree and acquiring the Chakra Fruit. Moreover, his current strength far surpasses that of himself three years ago.

At this moment, one of his important subordinates, Kaizo Ichiro, arrived. In a very good mood, Li Mo casually asked him about it. He rarely contacted the new type of [Seed of Fusion] directly unless it was something very important!

"My lord, I have come to report on the current situation in the Rainbow Country. This is a detailed report on the current situation in the Rainbow Country compiled by the Daimyo!"

Faced with Li Mo's inquiry, Kaizo Ichiro, who respectfully served tea and water and carefully sat down in half of the seat, humbly handed his master a summary report on the situation in the Land of Rainbows, a document he carried with him. He then whispered important news: "Furthermore, the shadows you sent to observe in the ninja world have discovered that the Land of Wind, the Land of Fire, and the Land of Water are attempting to reach a ceasefire agreement, and the Land of Lightning may also have reached a compromise with the Land of Earth..."

Kaizo Ichiro was extremely cautious. If the secret document about the Land of Rainbows that he carried with him were to be seized by ninjas from the Five Great Nations or other smaller countries, the resulting trouble would be immense.

To be fair, the Land of Rainbows still has a certain reputation in the ninja world. Holding the daimyo's order from the Land of Rainbows, they negotiated and improved the situation with other daimyo and nobles. The dozen or so merchant ships transporting sugar, grain, and light industrial products sold those sought-after goods to daimyo and nobles of various countries at predetermined prices, and at the same time, they used this as a way to obtain their permission to take away a lot of refugees. Naturally, this attracted some attention.

If it weren't for the fact that the Third Shinobi World War was raging in the past few years, with the five great ninja villages and other smaller ninja villages doing their utmost to fight on various battlefields, they simply wouldn't have had the energy to pay attention to the Rainbow Country, which was located overseas and traded with daimyo and nobles. In peacetime, the five great ninja villages would have paid more or less attention to it.

Of course, among the daimyo and nobles of the five great nations, some still pay some attention to the Rainbow Country. However, the power they wield is not very strong and cannot be compared with the pure violence of the five great ninja villages. The spies they occasionally send out are captured by the ninja army arranged by the Rainbow Country. Among them are some decent Chunin and elite Chunin who are taken prisoner and used by Li Mo to experiment on his various attempts to enhance his own power. For example, the renamed and improved version of the [Seed of Fusion] is one of his contributions.

For example, Kaizo Ichiro was one of the beneficiaries. He directly broke through the limitations of the initial version of the [Shadow Seed] and successfully advanced to the level of a Jonin. Even though he would be limited by the power insights shared by Li Mo in the future, he could basically not consider improving his strength on his own. However, he could quickly create a combat-capable Anbu. The Land of Rainbows benefited from this.

However, aside from adding a hundred or so members to the Rainbow Country's ANBU, Li Mo did not use the power of the [Seed of Fusion] to act recklessly. The reason was that he focused his main attention on increasing his own strength and occasionally keeping an eye on the situation of the Ninja World War.

"Oh? That's interesting. I'll have to take a look..."

Upon hearing Kaizo Ichiro's words, Li Mo, who had casually picked up a cup of hot tea, became slightly interested. He took the summary document of the current situation in the Land of Rainbows, skimmed through it quickly to make sure there were no problems, and then set aside this important document for the Land of Rainbows. He then began to carefully read the various pieces of information about the Third Shinobi World War that the Land of Rainbows had gathered through merchant ships, caravans, and shadow soldiers.

At this moment, Ichiro Kaizo sat obediently to the side, very self-aware and not making a sound. He was naturally not foolish enough to disturb his boss's train of thought, so he quietly became a background character!

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[Tsk tsk, the Third Shinobi World War was really exciting. Watching anime really doesn't give you any real feeling; it was actually incredibly brutal...]

Looking at the intelligence on the current state of the Third Shinobi World War in his hand, Li Mo sipped his tea and sighed inwardly. He had gained a lot of souls and benefits on the battlefield of the Shinobi World War through his Shadow Soldiers, but he was also deeply moved.

In the original Naruto anime, the events surrounding the Third Shinobi World War mostly appeared in the flashbacks of the main characters and supporting characters. Occasionally, the story was shown from the perspective of Konoha Village, such as when the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, who had not yet taken office, led his troops to the front lines to provide reinforcements, and some detailed scenes of the battles between Konoha Village and the villages of Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Raikage, and Kirigakure.

Admittedly, in Li Mo's personal opinion, Naruto, one of the three major shonen manga, is indeed a shonen manga. However, if you analyze it carefully, the cruelty within it is also very obvious. The Third Shinobi World War is a typical example. The five major shinobi villages and even some smaller shinobi villages were involved. More than 100,000 shinobi fought to the death, which was much more tragic than the future Fourth Shinobi World War. The Third Shinobi World War, which lasted for more than three years, has already caused too many casualties among shinobi and even innocent people.

Otherwise, Nagato Uzumaki, who considered himself a god in the future, would not have said anything to Konoha about "making the world feel pain." His parents died in the Second Shinobi World War, and just over ten years later, the Third Shinobi World War broke out. Too many innocent civilians were affected and died. As a result, the five great ninja villages each made concessions and did not reach an agreement on anything like peace. In the future, the Fourth Shinobi World War will break out.

Li Mo didn't think too much about it for the time being. He carefully looked at the information about the Third Shinobi World War in his hand, and after reading it carefully, he had a fairly full understanding of the current situation in the Shinobi World!

Chapter 55 The Current State of the Ninja World

The Third Shinobi World War has entered its fourth year. It can be said that the five major ninja villages that have entered the war have fought extremely fiercely, with the total number of ninja casualties exceeding 100,000, which is an astonishing number.

Even if the number of fallen ninjas accounts for only three or four percent of the total, for the five major ninja villages, which had grown from five thousand to twelve thousand ninjas before the war, this basically meant that they had wiped out more than half of the elite ninjas they had trained before the war. They had to urgently expand their ninja armies and even enlist retired ninjas and ninjas who had not yet graduated. Currently, the five major ninja villages are mostly made up of cannon fodder. Even if a group of elite ninjas who have experienced the flames of war have emerged, it cannot conceal the fact that the five major ninja villages have paid an extremely heavy price for this war.

—Just looking at the flashbacks of characters in the original Naruto anime, there's a scene where Kakashi Hatake recalls how, when he and his teacher Minato Namikaze reinforced the battlefield against Iwagakure, Konoha only had four people left holding the line. Meanwhile, Kirigakure's ANBU ninja had penetrated deep into the Kannabi Bridge area of ​​the Land of Fire. This shows just how strained Konoha's forces were at that time. Even though Konoha suffered the greatest losses due to being besieged by the four great ninja villages, the situation for the other four villages wasn't necessarily much better. Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure all suffered heavy casualties!

For example, the situation of the Sand Village is the worst. The Land of Wind, whose country is mostly desert, is already at the bottom of the five great nations. Its economy, population, and overall strength of the ninja villages are all like this. They have already suffered greatly from the fighting. It is estimated that if the fighting continues, the Sand Village will go bankrupt or its defenses will collapse.

This is not an exaggeration. According to the estimates of the shadow soldiers dispatched by Li Mo, the Sand Village has suffered more than 10,000 casualties in the three-year-long Shinobi World War. Considering that the Sand Village had done its best to maintain a ninja army of about 5,000 before the war, this is equivalent to wiping out the Sand Village's ninja army before the war and reorganizing it twice. Even if the Sand Village has not yet admitted defeat and surrendered, it can only resist with all its might. Otherwise, it would not have considered making secret peace with the Leaf Village and the Mist Village.

The situation in Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure was slightly better, but only slightly better than in Konoha and Sunagakure. For example, Kirigakure didn't have to worry about enemy attacks on their village, but the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had lost more than half of their members, suffering over ten thousand casualties—a similarly devastating cost. The gains were negligible compared to the losses. Iwagakure was betrayed by Kumogakure, and the casualties and losses suffered were far from insignificant. Kumogakure's Third Raikage was declared dead in battle…

It can be said that by now, the casualties suffered by the five great ninja villages in the Third Shinobi World War have been too great. The fact that the Sand Village could not bear such heavy losses and was preparing to make peace with the Leaf Village and the Mist Village was a last resort.

Based on Li Mo's understanding of the original Naruto anime, he estimated that the Sand Village would use the following negotiation tactics: directly make peace with the Leaf Village or even announce an alliance, and most likely still gain some benefits before negotiating with the Mist Village.

Do you think Konoha Village will agree?

There is absolutely no doubt about this. Konoha has already suffered too many casualties and paid a certain price in money and resources in the 1 vs. 4 battle. Talking peace with Sunagakure would allow Konoha to catch its breath, and no one would raise any objections to this.

However, in the negotiations between Sunagakure and Kirigakure, Kirigakure didn't have the same urgency as Konoha. Even though Kirigakure's losses weren't small, they were still better than the four major ninja villages on the ninja continent. According to Li Mo's memory, Sunagakure, eager to end the war, eventually chose to betray their own village's hero, the Scorching Release user Pakura, in order to reach an agreement with Kirigakure and achieve peace. It was their method of betraying their own people that would make anyone shake their head if they knew about it.

In the original Naruto storyline, Sunagakure paid a heavy price to reach a ceasefire agreement. However, they truly had no choice but to cease hostilities with Konoha and Kirigakure because Sunagakure was already in a severely weakened state due to blood loss. Even the Daimyo of the Land of Wind had repeatedly expressed his dissatisfaction with this. If they did not stop fighting and instead focused on recovering from their injuries, Sunagakure's future would be bleak.

It should be said that even if Sunagakure withdrew from the Fourth Shinobi World War to lick its wounds, the battle between the three major shinobi villages—Kumoku, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure—and Konoha will continue. However, Iwagakure and Kirigakure will continue fighting, while Kumogakure, due to the death of the Third Raikage who led his troops deep into the Land of Earth to cover the retreat, will remain relatively quiet for the time being.

After all, the death of a Kage is no small matter, and the blow to Kumogakure is far from insignificant. Moreover, with the death of the Third Raikage, the selection of the Fourth Raikage is also a major issue. Until Kumogakure selects a Fourth Raikage, it is likely that they can only adopt a defensive posture or even a ceasefire. According to the information reported by the Shadow Soldiers, Konoha's "Yellow Flash" Minato Namikaze fought a battle with Kumogakure's AB combination, resulting in a draw and both sides retreating. It is expected that Konoha and Kumogakure will tacitly agree to a ceasefire.

As for Iwagakure and Kirigakure...

Well, looking at the intelligence information in his hand and speculating based on the plot of the original Naruto anime he had watched, Li Mo figured that Kirigakure would end its battle with Sunagakure and concentrate its forces to launch an offensive against Konoha, which was the fierce battle between the Uchiha clan and Kirigakure in Itachi's memories.

As for Iwagakure, the Third Tsuchikage is a cunning old fox. Even if he knows that Iwagakure has also paid a heavy price, he will probably secretly reach a cooperation agreement with Kirigakure. Apart from the troops guarding Kumogakure, he will prepare to launch a surprise attack with the last of Iwagakure's elite troops, trying to break through Konoha's defenses and allow the other ninja villages to join forces to besiege Konoha again.

According to the key information Li Mo knew, the battle in Iwagakure should be the same battle at Kannabi Bridge that Kakashi Hatake experienced. Konoha was in such dire straits that they could only send four members of Minato Namikaze's team as emergency reinforcements. It was during this battle that Madara Uchiha noticed Obito Uchiha, which led to the loss of two members of Minato Namikaze's team. Kakashi Hatake believed that his teammates had died, so he replaced his Sharingan with one of his own and successfully destroyed Kannabi Bridge, causing Iwagakure's almost fatal attack to end in failure.

It was only after the Battle of Kannabi Bridge ended in defeat that Iwagakure, with its last breath, was unable to continue fighting, and Kirigakure, having lost the Three-Tails, also declared a ceasefire. Konoha, in a relatively dignified manner, ended the Third Shinobi World War, which resulted in the deaths of at least 100,000 ninjas and dozens of times more civilian casualties, and thus the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, rose to power.

Currently, the Third Shinobi World War is not yet over. Sunagakure is still making peace with Konoha and Kirigakure in private, Kumogakure has just lost the Third Raikage, and Iwagakure still has the strength to fight. It is a brief but critical period...

Chapter 56 Li Mo's Decision

"Haizang, do you think we're qualified to enter?"

After reviewing the numerous confidential intelligence reports on the current war situation in the ninja world, Li Mo closed his eyes and pondered for less than a minute before setting aside the confidential intelligence reports on the ninja world and the Rainbow Country and directly asking Kaizo Ichiro a question.

In a sense, Li Mo's now fully integrated supernatural power, and the improved [Seed of Fusion] he has continuously refined, has already surpassed the limitations of a simple fusion of a shadow ninja, shadow soldier, and [Seed of Shadow]. While his subordinates like Kaizou Ichiro are completely limited by his supernatural power, they show no signs of mental dullness. It can be said that in addition to their absolute loyalty to Li Mo, their own thinking and problem-solving abilities can be honed and improved.

This is also the most crucial reason why Li Mo asked his trusted subordinates. He dared not say that he was absolutely right, so listening to the reasonable suggestions given by his subordinates was a very necessary thing!