Naruto: Konoha’s Kanpu

The intense debate between Minato and Onoki escalated the tension in the room.

Taking advantage of the heated atmosphere, the Yondaime Raikage seized the moment and declared: "Everyone, currently, Sunagakure's Ichibi, Iwagakure's Yonbi, Kirigakure's Sanbi, and my Kumogakure's Hachibi and Nibi have disappeared one after another. In the Shinobi World, only few have the strength to capture Biju, and the most suspected one is Konoha! If Konoha does not immediately return the Biju of the Four Great Shinobi Village, don't blame us for joining forces to invade Konoha!"

"Yondaime Hokage, please return Shukaku and my brother Gaara to Sunagakure." Temari demanded through gritted teeth.

"And it's time to return the Sanbi to Kirigakure as well, Hokage-dono!" Heki immediately echoed.

Minato narrowed his eyes slightly.

He had anticipated such a situation a long time ago, so he didn't panic at all.

"It seems that it's time to reveal the truth." Minato sighed with calm and collected expression. At this time, his acting skills burst out.

"The truth? What do you mean?" The old fox Onoki immediately sensed a conspiracy, and suddenly became vigilant.

"This is the truth about the disappearance of Biju."

Minato coldly said, "Years ago, I sent letters to the four Great Shinobi Villages about the Akatsuki. Do you remember?"

"Akatsuki is nothing more than a mercenary group. Why would they collect Biju?"

Yondaime Raikage didn't believe a word of it, and coldly retorted, "And as far as I know, the Akatsuki has long been employed by Iwagakure, doing all sorts of shady deals. If you push the disappearance of Biju to Akatsuki, it is better to just throw the blame to Iwagakure!"

Onoki shot a fierce glare at Yondaime Raikage, 'You unreasonable brute! You speak like you fart!'

Minato ignored their bickering and continued, "However, according to Konoha's Anbu's investigations over the years, there's an organization even more hidden and secretive beneath the Akatsuki!"

"You're just making this up!" Yondaime Raikage was so furious he wanted to slam his hand down on a table, but unfortunately the table in front of him had been badly by himself. So, he looked around, intending to use Onoki's table instead.

"Bastard, stay away from me!" Onoki saw through his intentions and forced him back with a fierce look in his eyes.

"This organization is called Abyss. It was established after the Battle of the Valley of the End. It has been operating in the shadows for decades."

Minato continued, "And leader of the Abyss is someone named Uchiha…Madara!"

"What?!"

Onoki jumped up from his seat suddenly, flustered and exasperated, then roared angrily, "Did you say Uchiha Madara? What nonsense! He died in the Battle of the Valley of the End, killed by the Shodaime Hokage. His body is in Konoha, what nonsense are you spouting?!" ꞦᴀɴỗΒÈș

It stands to reason that Onoki, being of such an advanced age, wouldn't have lost his composure so easily. However, in his long life, the greatest shadow left on him was cast by Uchiha Madara, the terrifying demon who would tear up treaties and attack people at will!

"Bringing up someone who has been dead for decades, Namikaze Minato, do you take us for fools?" Yondaime Raikage sneered coldly again.

The immature Godaime Mizukage, Heki, and Godaime Kazekage, Temari, naturally did not believe him either and voiced their doubts.

"I have no reason to deceive you."

Minato then slowly told them the truth, how Madara used the ultimate Dojutsu of the Sharingan, Izanagi, to fake his death and escape, then founded Abyss.

"Turning death into a dream? What nonsense! How could such a Dojutsu exist?!" Yondaime Raikage naturally didn't believe in the existence of Izanagi at all.

On the contrary, Onoki, who had been raging just moments before, suddenly fell silent, and his expression grew increasingly grim.

"Onoki, you old fool, don't you have something to say?" Yondaime Raikage said.

Temari, being observant, noticed Onoki's demeanor and her heart sank, "Tsuchikage-dono, could it be... such a Dojutsu really exists?"

Yondaime Raikage's expression also changed.

Onoki pondered for a moment and then nodded slowly: "When I was young, I did hear my master mention it, but Izanagi should have been lost."

'Lost?'

'For a legendary Shinobi like Uchiha Madara, mastering a lost Dojutsu shouldn't be too difficult, right?'

The atmosphere in the room suddenly grew heavy.

Minato smiled slightly and continued: "After founding the Abyss, Uchiha Madara began secretly recruiting Shinobi with Kekkei Genkai as members, studied their Kekkei Genkai and collected the data. His ultimate goal of doing so, is to combine to integrate Sage Body and Sage Eyes, thereby stealing the power of the Sage of Six Paths!"

"The power of Sage of Six Paths?" Onoki's heart skipped a beat.

"In other words... the Rinnegan!" Minato faintly said.

A flash of insight crossed Onoki's eyes, 'The leader of the Akatsuki, Pain, possessed the Rinnegan... could it be that the Abyss was behind the Akatsuki?'

'Or is Namikaze Minato just spouting nonsense and deliberately diverting our attention?'

Onoki's mind was filled with suspicion.

At this time, Temari asked, "Yondaime Hokage, what is Sage Body? And isn't Rinnegan the Sage Eyes? Why would they need to be combined?"

Minato explained, "Sage of Six Paths had two sons. The elder son inherited his Spiritual Energy and Sage Eyes, his descendant is the Uchiha Clan! The second son inherited his Physical Energy and vitality, his descendant is the Senju Clan! Uchiha Madara wanted to combine the powers of these two clans and awaken the Rinnegan!"

'The Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan are descendants of Sage of Six Paths?'

'Combining the Sharingan with the Senju Clan's power can make it evolve into the Rinnegan?'

'But isn't the Sharingan, Byakugan, and Rinnegan together considered the Three Great Dojutsu?'

'How could there be a hierarchy among the Three Great Dojutsu?'

The people present exchanged looks, feeling that what they heard today was... utter nonsense!

Even the host, Mifune, showed a surprised expression, as if he couldn't believe the magnitude of the information.

"Do you have any evidence for what you're saying?" Yondaime Raikage did not believe Minato's words at all!

"Wood Release!"

Minato closed his eyes and started talking nonsense, "In the Land of Wind, a dense forest spanning tens of kilometers grew overnight. That was caused by the Abyss researching Shodaime Hokage's power."

Temari's expression changed slightly, after all, she and Baki were the first to discover that forest!

"Is it really Wood Release?" Yondaime Raikage looked towards Temari.

Temari nodded, "It's definitely Wood Release! The forest is vast and extensive. If it were transplanted, even if all of Konoha's Shinobi were dispatched, it still couldn't be completed overnight!"

"If Uchiha Madara is still alive, he would be at least a hundred years old. How could he act?" Chiyo suddenly questioned from behind the banner.

"That's right, which is why he needs a proxy!"

Minato clapped his hands, and then Kanpū and Kakashi brought out Obito.

"This is…" Onoki squinted his eyes.

"Uchiha Obito, who was attacked by Iwagakure's Shinobi during the Third Great Ninja War and was buried into the ground. However, he was rescued by Uchiha Madara, who was hiding underground, and later became his proxy."

Kanpū introduced him and then patted Obito on the head twice, "Speak."

"Hmph!" Obito struggled with dissatisfaction.

"Yondaime Raikage, Hachibi's Jinchuriki, Killer B, was captured by him." Minato said indifferently.

"What?" Yondaime Raikage stood up abruptly and asked in disbelief, "Bastard, where is Killer B?!"

Obito grinned wickedly, "I've extracted Hachibi from him. Where do you think he is?"

"Bastard!"

Boom!!

With a thunderous roar, Yondaime Raikage's body instantly shone with dazzling lightning, and then he transformed into a blue streak of light, charging straight at Obito.

Kanpū, who was standing next to Obito, was about to make a move when suddenly, a thick, grotesque gray tree branch suddenly emerged from the ground, piercing the surface with a loud boom and twisting around Obito, lifting him into the air!

The expression of everyone present changed drastically upon seeing this.

'Wood Release?'

'Could it be that Abyss really exists?'

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