[Month Six: Facing the stubborn resistance of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning!]
[The two villages, aware of your and Hashirama's strength, opted for guerrilla tactics.]
[The war reached a stalemate for a time.]
As the light screen slowly faded,
everyone turned their gaze toward Madara Uchiha.
No one had expected
that Madara would be held back by such tactics.
Under everyone's watchful eyes,
Madara couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
He hadn't wanted it this way either.
Who knew the difference between these two nations and Aoki's world would be so vast?
In one world, they surrendered without a fight,
but in his, it was a completely different story—
they simply refused to surrender, no matter what.
Every time Madara Uchiha personally led his men to attack,
the two villages would flee immediately,
avoiding battle altogether.
And when Madara Uchiha refrained from taking action,
these two villages would resurface, persistently resisting the Leaf's forces.
At the time, Madara was worn out and frustrated,
and it never occurred to him to simply destroy the two villages outright.
It wasn't until he saw Aoki's approach
that Madara Uchiha finally realized:
If only he hadn't wasted so much time,
he could have activated Susanoo and teamed up with Hashirama to obliterate the two villages from the start.
None of this would have happened.
The thought filled Madara with regret.
He might very well have reclaimed the top spot.
Now, he could only remain in second place.
[The national power display for the world of Madara Uchiha, First Generation, is complete.]
[Final comprehensive national power score: 963 points.]
The final score reached 963 points,
a full 200 points higher than the previous score of 735.
This progress was quite impressive,
though it still couldn't compare to Aoki's.
If he had unified the Ninja World,
the score would undoubtedly have been much higher.
Everyone present now realized
the gap between not unifying the Ninja World and unifying it—
a staggering difference of 500 points.
"It seems we must unify the Ninja World as soon as possible~"
"Absolutely!"
"Unifying the Ninja World is the fastest way to boost national power!"
"We must take action as soon as we return!"
For a moment, everyone exchanged glances,
their resolve firming in their hearts.
Upon returning, they would accelerate their efforts to unify the Ninja World.
Even Minato, who had remained inactive until now, was prepared to take action upon his return.
Previously, due to the mysterious masked man's plan to attack the Leaf during his child's birth,
Minato had refrained from external military campaigns.
After returning this time, it's time to start taking action.
Just as everyone was discussing animatedly, the Light Screen changed once again.
[Selection complete!]
[Third Place: Path of the Ninja – Fifth Hokage Tsunade's World]
When they saw the world ranked third, everyone was stunned.
The ones who found it hardest to accept were Hashirama and Tobirama.
"How is this possible!?"
"We're not even in the top three?!"
Faced with Hashirama and Tobirama's disbelief, even Glasses-wearing Tsunade was somewhat puzzled.
She had suddenly risen to third place, completely beyond everyone's expectations.
[Would you like to display national power?]
Looking at the prompt on the Light Screen, Glasses-wearing Tsunade glanced at the confused faces around her and quickly chose to display it.
If she didn't, some people might not be able to sleep after returning.
Hashirama and Tobirama said nothing more, their eyes fixed intently on the Light Screen.
They wanted to see what Glasses-wearing Tsunade had done to rank ahead of them.
[After the Hokage Summit, you knew you had to develop your world's national power as quickly as possible!]
[Through your recent collaborations with the Akatsuki Organization, you realized they were definitely a force worth allying with.]
[With the help of undercover agent Uchiha Itachi and the peace philosophy learned from group leader Aoki, you directly approached Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki Organization.]
[After negotiations, the Akatsuki Organization announced its allegiance to the Leaf, greatly enhancing the village's strength.]
Watching Glasses-wearing Tsunade's actions on the screen, everyone exclaimed in disbelief.
She had turned a mercenary organization into a regular army.
Incredible.
Now, the previously owed mercenary fees didn't even need to be paid.
As the footage continued, everyone was deeply impressed by the Akatsuki Organization's efficiency.
[With the Akatsuki Organization's allegiance, you officially launched an attack on the Land of Water!]
[With the Leaf's greatly enhanced strength and the Akatsuki Organization's cooperation, the Land of Water and the Land of Wind quickly fell one after another.]
[This speed made you see hope for unifying the Ninja World.]
[At this time, the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning announced an alliance.]
[However, such an alliance in the Ninja World was meaningless. Upon receiving this news, you immediately declared war on the Land of Earth.]
[Soon, the Land of Earth fell, leaving only the Land of Lightning struggling to hold on.]
With the help of the Akatsuki Organization, the Leaf in the Path of the Ninja world was truly unstoppable.
Coupled with elite Leaf ninja like Minato, the conquest speed was much faster than in other worlds.
They had conquered three major nations, leaving only one step away from unifying the Ninja World.
If not for the lack of top-tier combat power in this world's Leaf, they might have even caught up to Madara Uchiha's world.
All the Hokages present now realized that Glasses-wearing Tsunade was truly a wolf in sheep's clothing, showing no hesitation when it came to action.
[Path of the Ninja – Fifth Hokage Tsunade's World national power display complete]
[Final comprehensive national power score: 930 points]
From 600 points to 930 points, the speed of improvement left everyone astonished.
Faced with everyone's gazes, Path of the Ninja Tsunade smiled awkwardly, offering an apologetic look to her grandfather and great-uncle.
However, at this moment, Hashirama and Tobirama didn't mind at all.
"Ahahaha!!! Everyone's active in the chat group, so it doesn't matter if the Akatsuki Organization is ahead!"
"It just adds a bit of fun to the competition~"
"No problem, no problem!"
Hearing Hashirama's words,
Tsunade also breathed a sigh of relief.
But even though they said that,
Hashirama and Tobirama both looked envious.
The Akatsuki Organization was truly useful.
If they could really recruit them, it would be perfect.
Unfortunately, in both of their worlds, the Akatsuki Organization hadn't been established yet.
Thinking of this,
the two of them felt a wave of envy.
Now that the top three worlds had been selected,
everyone turned their attention to the Light Screen,
waiting for the remaining world rankings. The ones after this were basically guaranteed rewards,
but this time it was the Second-Level World Prize Pool,
so everyone was quite curious, hoping the guaranteed rewards would be a bit better too.
[Fourth Place: First Hokage Hashirama Senju's World]
[After receiving the guaranteed reward last time, you decided to break into the top three next time and began leading your army to take action against the Five Great Nations]
[Relying on your formidable strength, you successfully conquered the Land of Wind]
[To fully integrate the Land of Wind into the Leaf, Tobirama led part of the troops to stay behind and suppress the area]
[Meanwhile, you targeted the Land of Earth]
[Final National Power Comprehensive Score: 870 points]
Seeing that he was still in fourth place,
though the people ahead had changed,
Hashirama could only reluctantly accept this fact.
The remaining worlds were then directly revealed by the chat group.
[Fifth Place: Second Hokage Tobirama Senju's World]
[Final National Power Comprehensive Score: 860 points]
[Sixth Place: Fifth Hokage Tsunade's World]
[Final National Power Comprehensive Score: 850 points]
The national power scores of these three worlds only differed by ten points,
as all three had only conquered one of the 650-point great nations.
With the top six now revealed,
Obito's world, which was originally ranked high, did not appear.
Kakashi from the original Third Hokage's world couldn't help but look toward Obito.
"Obito, what are you doing?"
"Didn't you develop your national power?"
Faced with Kakashi's question,
Obito replied with a serious expression, "I did! I've been working hard on it!"
Hearing Obito's answer,
Kakashi wanted to ask more,
but then he saw the seventh-place world appear on the Light Screen,
which was indeed Obito's world.
[Seventh Place: Fantasy World Sixth Hokage Obito Uchiha's World]
Seeing this,
Kakashi didn't say anything more,
turning his gaze to the Light Screen,
curious about what Obito had been doing these days.
The newly joined Sixth Hokage Kakashi was also full of curiosity,
since in his own world, Obito was already dead.
Being able to see Obito here and even become Hokage
naturally made Kakashi very happy.
[After the last meeting, you ate the rewarded Devil Fruit, which turned out to be the Flame-Flame Fruit, a Logia type!]
[However, you didn't pay much attention to the power of the Devil Fruit, instead focusing on the use of Senzu Beans]
[You knew well that relying solely on your own research wouldn't work, so you invited Tsunade back to the research facility]
[After several days of research, your understanding of Senzu Beans and the Sharingan grew clearer, and you knew it was time to start your plan]
Seeing this,
everyone perked up.
Last time, it was Obito's unconventional methods that led all those with the Sharingan and Senzu Beans to start digging out their eyes.
This time, everyone was eager to see what kind of move Obito would pull off next.
As the scene continued to play, they witnessed that familiar yet strange sight once again.
[To achieve your plan, you unhesitatingly gouged out your own eyes once more.]
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