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

"The Inner Four Symbols Seal!"

Blood gushed from his entire body, seeping into the walls and staining the entire Hokage Building.

The next second, before the Hokage Building could collapse, the stained blood, along with the entire Hokage Building, surged wildly into Danzo's body.

Everything is calm.

The Hokage Building disappeared, replaced by a large crater.

Lying at the bottom of the pit was Danzo, who had already lost all life.

In his final moments of desperation, Danzo was still unable to relinquish his position as Hokage, and chose to merge with the Hokage Building, going to the underworld together.

"There is indeed a problem!"

"A seal, huh? This guy originally wanted to perish together with us."

"Hokage? What's so great about a Hokage who led his village to its doom?"

"Although he was a despicable guy, at least he had some sense of responsibility in dying like this!"

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When the "Inner Four Symbols Seal" appeared, Xia Rixing and his group of five, as well as the person who activated the Earth Release technique, all retreated immediately.

Once the Hokage Building disappeared, the five members of Summer Star looked down at Danzo at the bottom of the pit.

Some sneered, some were wary, and some were disdainful.

All five of them naturally heard Danzo's last words.

The so-called Hokage is now worthless.

Especially Danzo, the last Hokage. The more glorious Konoha was in the past, the more disgraceful Danzo was as it is now heading towards destruction.

"It's really destroyed. I never thought that such a prosperous Konoha would perish."

"That's right. I've been to Konoha before. How glorious Konoha was back then, but now it has finally perished."

"This is the changing of the times. No matter how glorious it was in the past, there will eventually be a day of decline."

"The Land of Fire has now completely fallen. It is said that the five major powers are negotiating in Konoha Village. I wonder how the Land of Fire will be divided in the end."

"Konoha? Konoha is already dead, so there's no Konoha Village left."

"The division of the Land of Fire into five major powers can be said to be the new landscape of the ninja world. The Land of Wind, the Land of Earth, the Land of Lightning, the Land of Water, and the Land of Stars will become the new five great nations."

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The death of Danzo, the last Hokage, foreshadowed Konoha's expulsion from the ninja world.

When this news spread, it undoubtedly sparked heated discussions among countless people in the ninja world.

Some lamented the destruction of Konoha, while others marveled at the new landscape of the ninja world.

Regardless of the circumstances, the focus of the ninja world right now is undoubtedly on the negotiations being conducted by the former Konoha Village.

The war is over, and what follows is naturally the division of spoils.

Inside Konoha, the five major powers engaged in fierce negotiations, each vying for more benefits.

"To date, Iwagakure and Kirigakure have repeatedly suppressed us and tried to reduce our interests."

The remaining villages are Sunagakure and Kumogakure.

Sunagakure has always been a staunch supporter of our side, while Kumogakure's attitude has been somewhat ambiguous.

Although Kumogakure hasn't fully revealed its intentions, it seems to have tacitly approved of Iwagakure and Kirigakure's suppression of our forces.

In the Star Tower, Naraku listened thoughtfully to Garuro's report on the negotiations, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.

Several days have passed since Danzo's death, but negotiations regarding the division of the Land of Fire are still in full swing.

Even the negotiations are progressing quite slowly.

This situation is actually quite normal.

After all, the interests involved in the Land of Fire are enormous, and it will not be possible to divide them up completely in a short period of time.

However, while negotiations are progressing slowly, the Star Kingdom's situation is also quite delicate.

This is subtle.

One reason is that the Star Kingdom joined the war later.

On the other hand, there is the suppression from Kirigakure and Iwagakure.

Of these two aspects, the former is alright.

Although the Land of Stars joined the war later, it did launch the Konoha Crush Plan during the war, which gave it enough leverage to compete for benefits.

The latter.

The suppression by Iwagakure Village is perfectly normal.

Given the relationship between the two sides, it would be strange if Iwagakure didn't suppress the Land of Stars during the negotiations.

But it's Kirigakure Village.

Suppressing other parties in order to gain more benefits is not inherently wrong.

But the key point is that Kirigakure's move to break the ceasefire agreement first made Naraku suspect that Yagura Karatachi was controlled by Obito Uchiha, just like in the original story.

Now that the other side is adopting the same stance as Iwagakure, focusing on suppressing the Land of Stars, such behavior inevitably makes him suspicious.

As for the ambiguity surrounding Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village).

It's true that the other party is an ally of his side.

However, compared to Sunagakure, which he had already secretly controlled, this alliance was clearly not very solid.

Ultimately, self-interest trumps everything.

He did indeed save the Third Raikage's life, and later got along well with the Hidden Cloud Village in their cooperation.

But all of this is predicated on the premise that there is no conflict of interest between the two parties.

Not so now.

The division of the Land of Fire involves not only interests, but also enormous ones, so much so that the alliance could become worthless at any moment.

Naraku wasn't actually that angry about the reaction from Kumogakure.

He has always been very self-aware, knowing that when interests clash, even brothers, let alone allies, will fall out.

"Go and call Nonou over here!"

After the report was finished, Naraku pondered for a moment and then gave instructions to Asakaru.

With the negotiations falling into a disadvantageous position, he, as the head of the family, naturally had to take some action to give Xia Rixing more bargaining chips.

Rain Ninja Village.

As usual, a light drizzle was falling from the sky.

It's just different from other areas of the Land of Rain.

If someone skilled in sensory ninjutsu were to come here, they would surely discover that the rain falling in Amegakure contains chakra.

"Rain Tiger Freedom Technique"!

From the moment he took control of the Land of Rain, Nagato, who used Amegakure as his base, had long shrouded the entire village in a special sensory jutsu.

Under the perception of "Rain Tiger Freedom Technique", any stranger entering Amegakure will be immediately detected by Nagato.

Chapter 252 Gravity and Repulsion

"How are the negotiations going with Konoha?"

Inside the tall building in the center of Amegakure, Nagato sat on a stone chair, gazing at Obito Uchiha across from him.

Obito Uchiha chuckled lightly: "Don't worry, I've already taken control of Kirigakure and have been effectively suppressing the Land of Stars."

With the cooperation of Iwagakure, it's believed that the benefits the Land of Stars can obtain will be minimized.

"Yes, the Star Kingdom has two tailed beasts. The better they develop, the more it will affect our future capture efforts."

Even if the Land of Stars can replace the Land of Fire as one of the new Five Great Nations, we must try our best to suppress its development. Nagato nodded slightly.

“The Land of Stars may not compromise. That man is quite dangerous and might even get involved in the negotiations himself,” Konan said, frowning as she stood next to Nagato.

Obito Uchiha calmly said, "If the other side gets involved, that would be even better. It might even trigger a conflict sooner. You know, the more chaotic the ninja world is, the more beneficial it will be for our development."

"Madara, you did a great job this time. Also, have you found the person I asked you to find?" Nagato asked Obito Uchiha.

Obito Uchiha nodded and said, "We already have two targets. One is a bounty hunter who frequents the gold exchange, named Kakuzu, and the other is Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha."

Konan's eyes narrowed: "Orochimaru?"

In their youth, she, Yahiko, and Nagato had met Orochimaru once.

It was during that encounter that Jiraiya took the three of them as his disciples.

Obito Uchiha said, "Yes, Orochimaru left before Konoha was defeated. I have sent Zetsu to investigate his whereabouts, and we should have results soon."

"The Legendary Sannin of Konoha. Orochimaru certainly has the strength to be a member of Akatsuki." Without mentioning Orochimaru, Nagato was clearly quite satisfied with recruiting Orochimaru into Akatsuki.