One Dragon Tail Kick will shatter your Susanoo dream!

Cao Zhi calmly put her hands in her pockets, then immediately threw out several playing cards. The cards glowed red, and no matter how the man with the earring jumped and dodged, he couldn't avoid them.

The moment he was hit, his speed noticeably slowed down. Taking advantage of this, Cao Zhi rushed forward, his hands bursting with flames.

"Experience the agony of being burned alive!"

The man with the earring calmly shook his head, his tone indifferent.

"It's no use, ninjutsu has no effect on me!"

The flames vanished in an instant, and Cao Zhi then remembered the opponent's abilities, so he chose to engage in close combat.

The two immediately engaged in fierce combat. Nagato waited for an opportunity to strike. After their brief exchange, he realized that his opponent was likely stronger than him!

So he kept using repulsive and attractive forces to disrupt the earring man's attacks, and the man was hit by Cao Zhi several times in a row, turning his head in anger.

"Annoying bastard, I'll take you down first!"

However, despite Cao Zhi's harassment, the other party did not get what he wanted. Instead, the two of them worked together to smash him headfirst into a deep pit.

The man with the earring shook his head, having just climbed out of the pit, when Nagato's shoulders sprouted four arms again, grabbing him and then making a claw shape with his right hand.

“Take out your soul, let me see you…”

Suddenly, Nagato's eyes widened as he realized that there was no soul body in the other person's body!

Then the four extra arms came together and instinctively stood in front of him. A tremendous force came and the four mechanical arms shattered on the ground. Fortunately, no one was injured.

When the dust settled, the other person reappeared, but looked completely different!

A long horn curved above its forehead, and its skin became even paler. Its left eye was white, and its right eye was golden.

The other person clapped their hands lightly, speaking in a calm tone.

"Not bad, to be able to force me into Karma Form Second Mode, you can be considered one of the strongest in the ninja world in a thousand years!"

"You have the right to know my name!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was suddenly punched in the face by Kusashi. Then came a series of punches and kicks. The fight between the two was extremely fierce. Nagato could only use his eye techniques to try to block the aftershocks of the battle.

After all, they are currently very close to Amegakure!

Kusashiba's roar and the earring-wearing man's calm tone intertwined in the air, completely destroying the terrain except for Amegakure!

Although he consciously tried to lead the other party away from the village, the man with the earring saw through Caozhi's intentions and waved his hand.

"The Great Gate of Heaven!"

A giant black cube crashed down from the sky, forcing Nagato to deflect it with Shinra Tensei. The cube not only possessed overwhelming weight but could even obstruct Nagato's senses!

He could only focus intently on the area above Amegakure, waiting for the villagers to flee and seek refuge!

Half an hour later, a figure fell from the sky, smashing the ground and creating a large crater. Cao Zhi climbed out of the crater in a somewhat disheveled state.

"So fierce, but I'll wear you down!"

Another 10 minutes or so passed, and the man with the earring stumbled and half-squatted on the ground, his face looking extremely pale.

"You're really troublesome. It seems Urashiki's intelligence was right. There really are native ninjas in the ninja world who have the potential to break through that barrier through their own abilities rather than their bloodline!"

The combat suit of the grass spirit was badly damaged. She gently patted the pebbles on the suit and spoke with a mocking tone.

"Well done, but you're still a tiny bit short of taking me down!"

The man with the earring ignored Cao Zhi's taunts and instead deactivated his wedge mode.

That concludes today's warm-up exercises!

"I am Isshiki Otsutsuki. I am here today only to help a junior with a small favor!"

"?"

A sense of unease flashed through Kusaji's mind. Just as he was about to press for more information, Otsutsuki Isshiki lightly stepped on a spatial rift that appeared beneath his feet and then vanished without a trace!

After settling the somewhat panicked villagers, Nagato walked solemnly to Kusaji.

"Brother Zhi, that guy named Yishi..."

"They're the extraterrestrials you mentioned before!"

Cao Zhi lightly tapped his chin and patted Nagato's shoulder.

"Yes, the ones who hinder peace in the ninja world and even intend to sacrifice all life forms and destroy everything are these white-skinned scum!"

"Next, I want to resolve the conflict with Konoha through negotiation!"

"We must preserve more strength; the ninja world must unite against external threats!"

Nagato nodded, indicating that he understood, and then Kusanagi transformed into a card and disappeared.

Upon returning to Kusagakure, Kusagakure was enraged by the devastation of the village. He took out an intelligence scroll, scribbled on it, and then handed it to a night watchman.

"Deliver the scroll to the fifth contact point; someone will meet you there!"

"Yes!"

The Night Watchman took the scroll and flew away, while Kusakabe sighed as he looked at the village of Kusakabe, which was nearly one-fifth destroyed.

However, upon seeing a somewhat dull-looking man, an idea immediately struck him, and he hummed a song as he approached him.

"Yamato, the reconstruction of Kusagakure Village depends on you!"

"?"

Yamato sighed and pointed to his lower abdomen.

"Lord Kusakage, I really want to help, but I'm completely out of chakra?"

Cao Zhi took out a medicine from his bosom, and after opening it, he found a dazzling array of medicines and needle marks.

"Don't worry, Yamato, there's plenty of chakra. Use it as much as you want!"

……

"Wood Release? Lianzhu Family..."

The intricately constructed wooden houses rise from the cleared ground as if the night raid had never happened!

On the Konoha side, Hiruzen Sarutobi personally captured his friends one by one, and after using both soft and hard tactics, handed over all the power that had been released to Jiraiya.

After a night of turmoil, Konoha finally completed the high-level harvest before the villagers woke up, while Hiruzen Sarutobi handed over the official letter of succession to the Hokage to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

On one hand, they started to build momentum for Jiraiya's rise to power, taking him around the village every day to do good deeds and constantly making his presence felt, in order to offset the image of Jiraiya who had once self-destructed to spy on the bathhouse in order to avoid becoming Hokage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was busy until late at night, and he even had a little meeting with Jiraiya.

Jiraiya took out several scrolls, spread them out, and placed them in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi, speaking in a serious tone.

"This is the information I gathered about Kusagakure during my time on the run and while I was in hiding!"

"What we can confirm now is that all the conflicts in the ninja world, as well as the notorious rogue ninjas in various countries, are all working under the Kusakura!"

"It's clear now that there are powerful individuals we need to be wary of!"

"Sasori of the Red Sand Village!"

"Yakura, the hero of Sunagakure!"

"Kisame, the rogue ninja from Kirigakure!"

"Kakuzu, the rogue ninja of Takigakure!"

"These are the people I've investigated and confirmed over the years. As for Kakashi and the others..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed softly and said apologetically.

"It's all my fault. I was too lenient with Danzo!"

Just as Jiraiya was about to discuss the specific plan, Hiruzen Sarutobi made a shushing gesture.

"I'll follow your orders. I just need to carry them out. You're in charge of Konoha!"

"If war is necessary, let me bear the consequences!"

"Just be prepared to become the Fifth Hokage!"