Tomoki left the laboratory building after a group of motivated researchers, under the command of Orochimaru and Kabuto, began to take action.
Instead of going home, he left the clan grounds and went straight to the Hokage Building.
Entering his office, Tomoki saw Fugaku, who had been waiting for him like he was waiting for the stars and the moon.
The moment Fugaku saw Tomoki, he greeted him and then left impatiently.
It was as if the Hokage Office had some terrible curse, which left Tomoki bewildered.
Is the pressure that great?
It shouldn't be, I've already arranged everything in advance, so I just need to punch in and show my face.
Tomoki muttered to himself, then wondered if Fugaku was afraid of causing a misunderstanding.
It shouldn't be that either; Senior Fugaku understands me.
After a period of thought with no clear answers, Tomoki stopped focusing on Fugaku's abnormality.
Regarding the Dragon Veins, according to Kabuto, it would take at least half a month.
Tomoki did not plan to go to the Dragon Veins to find his system backpack first; instead, he intended to depart with the Konoha team when the time came.
The main reason was that Tomoki had a feeling that if he went alone, he would probably return empty-handed.
The system backpack might no longer be in this time and space; as it involves time, it could be quite troublesome.
Tomoki did not want to rush in blindly; even if he were to travel through time and space, he would wait until Kabuto or Orochimaru found the exact rules before acting.
Allowing more people to obtain real Chakra is to weaken the enemy.
Completing his system is to strengthen himself.
Tomoki did not have a particularly obvious preference between the two matters.
The current Tomoki might not be able to defeat the Six Paths Sage, but the Six Paths Sage, besides sealing, also had no way to deal with Tomoki.
The most crucial point now is, don't be fooled by the number of experts in the Ninja World; while they might not be able to destroy the world, many can change the terrain.
However, these powers are purely reflected in destruction; they have no high-end operations whatsoever.
Even Orochimaru, who possessed the greatest destructive power in the Ninja World and mastered high-end Chakra techniques, could not find a single hair of Kaguya using the Tenseigan on the moon.
Presumably, the Six Paths Sage is the same; even if Tomoki were to teleport to the Pure Land now, as long as the Six Paths Sage does not actively appear, Tomoki probably wouldn't even see him.
Ninja have put all their attribute points into destruction and annihilation, specializing too heavily.
Tomoki was also like this; despite having four major templates, apart from the Ghost Rider and Surtur having a few high-end methods, most of his points were also in destruction.
"Sigh, if only all BOSSes were as simple as Nagato, Obito, and Madara; these ones who play tricks are all rotten to the core!"
Tomoki whispered to himself, reminiscing about the days when he first clashed with the honest Danzo.
Aside from Fugaku rushing home to mend the rift with Mikoto, Tomoki's return to the village had no impact on Konoha whatsoever.
In peace and tranquility, time flowed quietly.
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Land of Earth.
The Allied Shinobi Forces had already accomplished their initial objective, occupying half of the Land of Earth.
The Allied Forces entered a multi-front advance stage of competitive racing and free combat.
The command center's authority was also greatly reduced, with each Ninja Village choosing its own targets; whoever captured it first would claim it.
Its only remaining function was to collect the battle results of each village and transmit them to the respective Ninja Village's forces, to prevent internal strife and the waste of excessive combat power in any one location.
However, even when it came to the cake-grabbing stage, the Allied Forces' actions remained steady.
Some smaller Ninja Villages did not even have separate divisions and continued to act in conjunction.
The reason was Iwagakure's four counterattacks, which precisely rendered four Ninja Villages within the Allied Forces as existing in name only.
For example, the current Kusagakure unit, consisting of only about ten people, was operating in conjunction with the Land of Hot Springs and the Land of Birds units.
Why these three small countries came together was partly due to fear of Iwagakure's surprise attacks.
On the other hand, while the term 'ally with distant states to attack nearby ones' might not exist in the Ninja World, the people of the Ninja World still understood this simple truth.
If Kusagakure dared to align with Takigakure, it would likely be completely devoured.
Distance creates beauty, and this holds true between nations and between Ninja Villages.
In another direction, the Hidden Rain Village and Takigakure units also traveled together.
The Hidden Rain Village unit, with Nagato and Konan, should not have been so cautious, in theory.
However, Nagato and Konan had previously relinquished their respective duties, returning the team to its original captain.
In a small squad at the very front of the Hidden Rain Village, the middle-aged squad leader walked with a straight back, proceeding meticulously at the head of the team.
These two adults would actually come to my team; it must be that my consistent diligence and conscientiousness have been noticed; I must seize this opportunity to perform well.
The squad leader, who was middle-aged but still only a Chunin in the Hidden Rain Village, pondered as he walked.
And the two adults he referred to were the two prominent figures of the Hidden Rain Village.
One was Pain, the human incarnation of the God of the Hidden Rain Village, the divine messenger Nagato—this was Nagato's new alias in the Hidden Rain Village.
The other was the God's attendant, the angel Konan.
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