The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning and Taisuke, the Jonin sent by the Third Raikage, watched in amazement as the bandit in front of them expelled a large amount of chakra from his body, gaining more power than he should normally have.
Although he can only match an elite chunin, barely reaching the jounin level, this guy was previously just an ordinary bandit who had barely been able to refine chakra.
But thanks to the mysterious method of Basho, the monk of the Temple of Lightning, this weak bandit gained a power that a ninja could only obtain after years of training.
"You say you can repeat the process on 20 people," said the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, and Basho nodded, showing no other emotions on his face.
"That's how it is"
"As long as Lord Daimyo agrees to the temple's request, we monks will agree to strengthen 20 powerful samurai or ninjas under his command," Basho said, hiding his hands inside the sleeves of his robes, his fists clenched in anticipation of his plans being successfully completed.
"I agree"
"I will take it upon myself to spread the religion of the God of Lightning throughout the country in exchange for obtaining powerful warriors to fight against the Uzumaki Clan," said the Daimyo, looking at the monk in front of him.
But only the Daimyo knew what was on his mind now that he knew the monks were so dangerous.
'First come the Ninja villages'
'Then the Uzumaki clan'
'And now the monks'
The Daimyo knew he needed help to deal with the Uzumaki clan, so he kept his thoughts to himself and put off making plans to control these monks who had such dangerous hidden techniques that they had not shown in hundreds of years.
Taisuke was also surprised by these monks and knew he had to report this to the Third Raikage.
These monks already took them by surprise when they displayed those mysterious sacrificial techniques to deal with Gin Uzumaki.
But since creating those sacrificial seals was a long and rigorous process, they didn't think they were that dangerous compared to Gin Uzumaki and planned to deal with them after dealing with the red-haired threat.
But it seems they were wrong.
These monks still harbored many secrets and were more dangerous than they believed.
One thing is a sacrificial technique that required powerful sacrifices and time and difficulty in creating the seals, since they knew it existed and could prepare against it.
Especially if the sacrifice technique can only be used once and against a single person, proving useless against an army.
That is why, even though they knew the monks were dangerous, they thought they were still manageable.
But now, with this mysterious ability to strengthen a person's power in several layers, they knew they couldn't let these monks go after dealing with the Uzumaki clan.
If they cannot obtain their techniques, they will be exterminated.
That thought was equally on the minds of the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning and Taisuke.
And Taisuke was sure that the Third Raikage would think the same.
As the Daimyo went to summon his subordinates to fulfill the promise he made to Basho in exchange for his help, and Taisuke went to send a letter to the Third Raikage to tell him the new and surprising information, Basho watched them leave and a light shone in his eyes.
The monk knew perfectly well what both men were thinking and secretly scoffed.
'As long as we gather a large number of followers…' the monk thought as he also withdrew to communicate with his companions and let them know that the plan could continue.
Although they had attracted the attention of the Daimyo and the large villages, Basho thought it was worth it if his plans could be completed.
Looking in the direction of Sakai City, Basho thought he should thank the Uzumaki for this situation.
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Basho and the Temple of Lightning were not the only ones that displayed these mysterious abilities.
The temple of the wind and the temple of the earth also did so.
The only one that didn't initially do so was the Fire Temple. But in the end, they too did so when spies from the Land of Fire and the Leaf Village discovered their plans.
After all, concealing their movements for the upcoming war and the monks' secret plan was impossible for the country that had been waiting for so long in hiding.
Even the Uzumaki clan might know this, but the Daimyo, the monks, and the villages involved didn't care because they thought the Uzumaki wouldn't be able to defend themselves against overwhelming power.
After all, the monks assured them that whether a Samurai or a ninja at the elite Jounin level, they would gain power greater than that of the world's most powerful Kages after performing their mysterious techniques.
And if one of those involved is already at the level of a Kage from the great villages, he will be able to reach the same level as a Ninja God, like Hashirama Senju and Gin Uzumaki.
A Ninja God!
None of the 3 great countries and the 3 great villages ever thought they could have a Ninja God, and now they could have one.
Although they were on guard against these monks and wondered why they had never acted to rule the world, they now had more important problems to deal with and focused on preparing materials and their armies for the Second Ninja World War.
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The Second Ninja World War!
Although people across the continent expected the arrival of the Second Ninja World War, they did not expect it to happen in this way.
Since they didn't know that the Cloud Village and the Mist Village had no plans to participate in the Second Ninja World War, everyone initially thought that the 4 countries would unite to invade the Land of Fire.
Only the Uzumaki clan would have the misfortune of being eliminated at the beginning and their name erased from the history books to such an extent that the young ninjas of their allied village would not know who they were 30 years later.
By gathering thousands of ninjas to wipe out a single clan, many initially thought it was an exaggeration, but later learned that these thousands of ninjas were meant to fight for the treasures, techniques, and people of the Uzumaki clan.
But anyway, everyone expected the Second Ninja World War to begin immediately afterwards, involving the 5 great ninja villages.
Civilians and small countries would suffer the most in this war, but there was nothing they could do in this situation and they could only pray to survive after this conflict.
And then the battle took place on the shores of the land of the whirlpool.
…Or rather, massacre.
Taking the entire continent by surprise, 99% of the army of the 4 great villages was eliminated, and the most surprising thing was that it was done by a single person.
Gin Uzumaki
Although the presence of a Ninja God in the Uzumaki clan shook the world, everyone remained attentive to the next conflict.
And as they expected, the Second Ninja World War broke out.
But instead of a conflict between the great villages, the Second Ninja World War will be between 3 Great Nations and Villages against the Uzumaki clan.
While most of the continent was watching the movements of both sides, the Leaf Village was no exception.
In the Hokage Tower's meeting room, Hiruzen dismissed the clan leaders and elite Jonin of the village after deciding on the Leaf Village's plans in this conflict.
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The Leaf Village, and the Land of Fire according to the letters with the Fire Daimyo, will remain on the sidelines and watch the conflict between the other parties involved from the sidelines.
It is in the best interest of the Land of Fire and the Village Hidden in the Leaves for the three great countries and villages to harm each other, so they can then take action to maintain their hegemony on the continent.
Although some expressed opinions about contacting the Uzumaki clan to form an alliance again, it was ultimately not approved because it was unlikely that the Uzumaki would agree.
Besides the fact that they were the ones who first failed the Uzumaki clan and it was certain that the redheads would spit in their faces, they also had to take into account the new information.
"I will send spies to join the fire temple," Danzo said, and Hiruzen nodded because he was planning to order ANBU to do the same.
With only Hiruzen and his three friends remaining in the meeting room, the four of them began to propose ideas on how to deal with the temples after the war.