Inside the daimyo's reception residence, Tsunade and Kushina had already arrived. While in the reception hall, Hiruzen, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru had arrived early and were quietly waiting.
Upon seeing the two women enter, Hiruzen immediately stood up and asked in a low voice, "Where's Yusuke Kamizuki?"
Tsunade's veins bulged upon hearing this. She pouted and said, "Don't worry about him! He's busy! It'll be at least an hour before he can come in! By the way—"
She took a deep breath and continued with an extremely grave expression.
"Sensei! Whatever you do, do not go to war with Kirigakure! Do you understand?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Hiruzen's face darkened slightly. He frowned and said, "Tsunade... This matter is no longer something we can control. Besides, you know as well as I do, Yusuke Kamizuki, he..."
He nervously glanced towards the main door. Seeing that Yusuke wasn't there, he lowered his voice and continued.
"He led Kirigakure's ninja force and took down the vast Kumogakure in just three days! Although our foundation is somewhat stronger than Kumo's, we absolutely cannot withstand the pressure of Kiri's large army! If we don't resist now, then what? Do you want us to watch helplessly as the Leaf Village perishes like the Cloud Village did?"
After hearing his words, Tsunade gritted her teeth and continued, "Sensei! I don't care about other hidden villages! But our own—we absolutely cannot go to war with Kiri! You must, must remember this! Yusuke's strength... has far surpassed your estimations! I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."
She looked at Jiraiya, then said through clenched teeth.
"I'm afraid even the Sage of Six Paths that Jiraiya once spoke of might not be a match for him!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Jiraiya felt his brain buzzing. Even Orochimaru and Hiruzen showed expressions of shock.
The Sage of Six Paths! They had, of course, long been familiar with the legend. However, they had all treated it as just that — a legend. After all, no one had ever seen the real Sage of Six Paths.
"The Sage of Six Paths? Tsunade! Are you really sure?" Jiraiya hastily took a step forward.
Others might only consider the Sage of Six Paths to be a legend. But he had learned from the Great Toad Sage at Mount Myoboku that the Sage of Six Paths truly existed and possessed the power to change the world!
"Although I'm not certain... but, yes!" Tsunade looked towards Kushina beside her.
"I'm... I'm no longer the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki." Kushina quickly said, "Yusuke used an extremely terrifying power to extract the Nine-Tails from within me. Moreover, after leaving my body, the Nine-Tails immediately recognized him as a sage. It said it wanted to follow him... Afterwards, I thought I would die. But he used a gentle power to save me."
"Oh! That's right! He also has purple eyes with tomoe, but they don't really look like the Sharingan. They're purple with a ripple pattern, and six tomoe on top." She furrowed her brow, struggling to recall.
"Do you mean eyes like these?"
Suddenly, a clear voice rang out, sounding right next to her ear. Everyone instinctively looked over.
They saw that Yusuke had somehow already appeared behind them. Moreover, his originally icy-blue eyes had now transformed into the Six Tomoe Rinnegan!
The Rinnegan, emitting a purple light, quietly rotated. In an instant, an extremely terrifying pressure descended upon them! He hadn't actively released his pressure — this was purely the intimidating aura of the Dojutsu!
"This is... this is...!" Jiraiya immediately recognized it.
Yusuke's eyes were the Rinnegan of the Sage of Six Paths! But how could they have tomoe?
Jiraiya gulped nervously, trembling slightly. He finally understood why Tsunade had just earnestly warned them not to let Konoha go to war with Kiri.
This kind of power... He could single-handedly face ten thousand!
"The Rinnegan!"
At this moment, Orochimaru's eyes lit up brilliantly! His interest was piqued even further by this ability that transcended ordinary bloodline limits and surpassed all other powers.
At this time, Kushina's face had already turned deathly pale with fright!
"Since everyone is here, I'll stop beating around the bush." Yusuke slightly twisted his neck and leisurely took the seat at the head of the table, "My purpose for coming to Konohagakure is purely to have a look around. So, don't feel any pressure. If your Leaf wants to gather ninja, then gather ninja. If you want to prepare for war, then prepare for war. As for us in the Mist Village, we'll just accept whatever comes."
After hearing his words, Hiruzen was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his back!
Wasn't this a complete and utter threat?
But he didn't dare say a word, fearing that with just a wave of his hand, Yusuke would annihilate him!
"Alright. You may leave. Looking at you all irritates me a bit." Yusuke waved his hand, issuing an order of expulsion.
Even though Hiruzen was so angry he could almost cough up blood, he didn't dare disobey the order.
Subsequently, he, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru left the place with their tails between their legs.
Yusuke, meanwhile, lightly tapped on the table as he pondered his next move.
Kill the Old Fart and the two minor farts behind him? That would be too easy a death for them. Moreover, it didn't align with his objectives.
Although he didn't favor Konohagakure, the ninja and civilians there — as well as all the civilians in the Land of Fire — could be completely utilized for his own purposes, just like the Land of Lightning!
Furthermore, if he controlled the Land of Fire, he could easily deploy ninja forces along the borders of Iwagakure and Sunagakure.
Yusuke mused aloud, "What do you think? Could I make the entire Land of Fire and Konoha mine without expending a single soldier?"
It seemed as if he was talking to himself, yet also addressing Mikoto, Tsunade, and Kushina before him.
"Without expending a single soldier? You want to make the entire Land of Fire and Konoha yours?" Tsunade's brow furrowed. For a moment, she was at a loss for words.
Should she argue that he couldn't succeed? If he failed, would he then use the same strategy on the Leaf Village as he did on the Cloud Village?
In that case, Konoha would face utter devastation once again!
But if he could succeed... how was that even possible?
"It's impossible to succeed, right?" Yusuke chuckled, "Tsunade, everything you want to say is written all over your face."
Tsunade glared at him, "Of course I hope... that Konoha and Kiri can coexist peacefully..."
"Coexist peacefully?" He shook his head, his expression turning stern, "With so many lives lost, you think peaceful coexistence is possible? How could such a naive idea come from someone who has experienced the Second Great Ninja War? Let me ask you — how do you think peace should be achieved?"
Upon hearing his words, Tsunade let out a light snort.
"How to achieve peace? Naturally, it's when both sides are equally matched. This way, neither dares to attack the other."
"Wrong!" Yusuke sneered, "Completely off the mark! Absurdly wrong!"
Tsunade, Mikoto, and Kushina turned their gazes towards him simultaneously, their eyes filled with confusion.
Could it be that wasn't the correct answer?
"Being equally matched happens to be one of the worst ways to maintain peace." Yusuke said slowly, "Ladies, listen carefully as I give you all a lesson! Mikoto!"
Hearing this, Mikoto instinctively replied, "Master, I'm here!"
Her face turned slightly red after speaking.
"Close the door! I'm going to give you all a lesson!" Yusuke instructed.
"Yes, Master!" Mikoto blinked.
She closed the wide-open main door, then quickly ran back, quietly awaiting her Master's orders.
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