I will use the ninja world to aid my cultivation of immortality.

A moment later, a roar came from the Hokage's office.

Danzo was ultimately a step too late.

Although he discovered through the Cursed Seal that the deceased Root members were people he had sent to find Orochimaru.

However, when he sent people to investigate, all they found were the corpses of the organization's members who had already died.

At the same time, with the memories read from the corpse and the release of Hashirama Senju's Impure World Reincarnation, Danzo clearly understood the situation he was facing.

His last trump card vanished with Orochimaru's departure.

Spurred on by the Land of Stars and Sunagakure, Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure all launched large-scale and fierce attacks on Konoha.

Similarly, in order to demoralize Konoha.

While the three great ninja villages were launching their fierce attack, they deliberately spread news of Tsunade's defeat to the Konoha personnel on the battlefield.

This situation undoubtedly triggered a chain reaction, directly leading to a rapid collapse of the Konoha personnel on the three battlefields due to a significant drop in morale.

You fight and you snatch.

The defeat of Konoha plunged the five factions—the Land of Stars, Sunagakure, Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure—into a full-blown competition for territory.

Today you take over a town, tomorrow I'll take over a mine.

The Land of Fire has become a feast for the five major powers.

During this period, the newly appointed daimyo of the Land of Fire attempted to seek peace again.

Unfortunately, the only two daimyo who were not controlled, the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning, both chose to refuse without hesitation.

There was no way around it; the collapse of the Land of Fire was already fully evident.

At this point, everyone is blinded by the profits they are about to gain, and who would be willing to give up such a tempting prize?

Moreover, among the five great nations, the Land of Fire had previously been the eldest.

The daimyo of both the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth now want to take the position of the eldest brother.

I watched him build a magnificent mansion, I watched him host lavish banquets, and I watched his mansion crumble.

The situation of the five major powers had already taken shape as early as the Warring States period.

The Land of Fire, in particular, is truly the leader among the five great nations.

If they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, it would have been hard for all the factions in the ninja world to believe that such a powerful nation could one day collapse.

In the midst of the five major powers' conquest and expansion, Konoha initially attempted to reorganize its forces and launch a counterattack.

However, with each defeat, fewer and fewer people fought back. Eventually, even the ninja clans of Konoha tacitly retreated back to their villages.

This retreat was not for concentrating forces for a final battle, but for survival.

From the Warring States period to the Ninja Village period.

Although the times may have changed, the essence has not actually changed.

In the years since the ninja village era began, apart from the Senju clan, which other ninja clan has ever disbanded?

Ultimately, the ninja clans joined the ninja village simply to seek better development and inheritance.

The building is now on the verge of collapse.

Anyone with a modicum of sense wouldn't have the will to fight for Konoha.

Especially the ninja clan.

Their retreat to Konoha could be described in a civilized way as an attempt to enhance their own value, or more bluntly, as a preemptive move to seize Konoha's resources in order to secure future backers.

That's right.

The retreat of the ninja clan was tacitly approved by the five major powers.

During the conquest of cities and territories, each faction received more or less the surrender of Konoha ninja.

In order to seize the legacy left by Konoha, the five major powers allowed the surrendered ninja clans to return to Konoha.

One month.

It only took one month.

The once prosperous and thriving Konoha has become dilapidated and desolate.

There were hardly any people to be seen on the streets.

at the same time.

It was as if they had made a prior arrangement.

Five armies, comprised of those from Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, Sunagakure, and the Land of Stars, converged on Konoha.

The vanguard of the five armies were each represented by a different faction.

The five representatives are:

Star Country - Summer Star.

Sunagakure Village—Chiyo.

Yanyin Village—Loess Plateau.

Hidden Cloud Village—Son of the Raikage.

Hidden Mist Village - Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon.

The convergence of five armies in Konoha signifies that the war in the Land of Fire has come to an end.

It could be due to mutual distrust, or it could be to leave some room for negotiation in the end.

The leaders of the five major powers tacitly agreed not to come in person, but instead sent representatives from their respective factions to make the final arrangements.

The entire army arrived.

When they arrived at the gates of Konoha, everyone stopped in their tracks.

The five people led by Xia Rixing all stared indifferently at the figures walking out of the gate.

These figures were Konoha ninjas.

There were ninja clans and ordinary people.

At this moment, the many Konoha ninjas who came out of Konoha did not panic when they saw the five armies. Instead, they silently bowed to Xia Rixing and his group of five, and then consciously joined the forces they had joined.

Ordinary ninjas are not mentioned.

On the ninja clan's side.

For example, the Hyuga clan.

The forces that joined forces were none other than the Hidden Cloud Village.

That's why fate is so mysterious.

In the original storyline, the Hidden Cloud Village, which was supposed to force Hyuga Hizashi, the younger brother of the clan leader, to his death, has now become the new master of the Hyuga clan.

There are also the pig, deer, and butterfly families.

All three clans also pledged allegiance to Kumogakure.

Among the five major powers.

The Hidden Cloud Village is the most warlike.

At the same time, Kumogakure is also the most outstanding in military affairs.

This clearly makes Kumogakure a very good new backer.

"pity."

As Nara Sora led his clansmen to join the army of Kumogakure, he unconsciously glanced at the army of the Land of Stars on the other side and couldn't help but sigh.

Nara Sora is the new head of the Nara clan.

His sigh stemmed from his understanding that among the five major powers, the best choice was not the Hidden Cloud Village, which he had chosen, but the Land of Stars.

The reason is simple, just like the Uchiha clan's defection.

The newly emerging Star Kingdom seems to be inferior to the other four major powers in terms of military strength and foundation, but in reality, even without considering Naraku, its overall strength is actually superior.

For example, room for development.

Compared to the four major powers that have been established for many years and are already internally stable, the newly rising Star Kingdom is obviously still in its growth phase, which makes it easier for those who seek refuge to integrate and develop.

Chapter 250 Dividing Konoha

However, just like the Nara clan, as well as the Yamanaka and Akimichi clans, they chose to join the Hidden Cloud Village.

Their three races are simply not suited to seeking refuge with the Star Kingdom.

The reason is that the first two leaders of the Ino-Shika-Cho tribal groups both died in the Star Country.

Such hatred, especially given that it has only occurred in recent years, is something that the three races of pig, deer, and butterfly cannot let go of.

In fact, most of the ninja clans in Konoha have grudges against the Land of Stars.

After all, during the Konoha Crush, Naraku's True Qi Shadow Clones killed many clan leaders of Konoha.