Start with the Mangekyo Sharingan: Follow Lord Madara out of Konoha

The night breeze was cool, and the moonlight fell like frost, blanketing the earth in a layer of white.

In the skies above Whirlpool Village, his spirit form drifted with the night breeze, ignoring all terrain and structures, traveling freely and unconstrained.

He was exceptionally fast, resembling a transparent lightning bolt, traveling thousands of meters in the blink of an eye, and diving towards the earth, specifically to the location of Whirlpool Village's dungeon.

Kamihane was pressed for time. Though after so many years of training, his Spirit Transformation Technique had reached a state of masterful perfection, he was now restricted by the Karma mark, which was a double-edged sword.

Once he stopped going back and reviewing, Urashiki's consciousness would slowly awaken as the data thawed. This was not a good thing.

Therefore, he couldn't waste too much time outside.

He dove directly into the deepest part of the prison, like a fish diving into water, and, as expected, found the group of prisoners from the daytime in the cell.

Facing Kamihane's ethereal arrival, these individuals were completely unaware, still chattering softly to themselves.

Kamihane didn't have time to listen to their nonsense. He randomly selected a jōnin. His spirit form shot out like lightning and entered the latter's forehead, entering a kaleidoscopic ocean of memories.

Under the dual effect of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and the Spirit Transformation Technique, his spirit form underwent extraordinary changes. Once he entered the enemy's mental world, it was as if he had deployed a domain. Like a fish in water, not only was the activation of Genjutsu guaranteed to hit, but the power of the Genjutsu was enhanced, and the mental energy consumed to cast Genjutsu was significantly reduced.

Chiri might not have known, but Kamihane had long ago mastered Genjutsu that didn't require sight.

As soon as his spirit form entered, the entire world changed color. A pair of massive Mangekyō Sharingan opened in the void. As the chilling, soul-stirring gaze swept down, the original owner's spiritual body immediately fell into a daze, frozen like a puppet on strings.

Kamihane raised his hand and pressed down. His entire right hand on his spirit form emitted a distorted, clear light, which contained a dense and pure spiritual energy. The light intertwined, as if connecting to this part of the world.

Kamihane's eyes revealed contemplation as he read the memories in the target's mind.

Selecting the most recent memory nodes and rapidly filtering out irrelevant information, a sequence of memories flashed before Kamihane's eyes.

This man was named Iwaya Taishi, a jōnin from the Hidden Stone Village in the Land of Earth. Two months ago, he was ordered by the Third Tsuchikage to lead a squad of Hidden Stone ninja with varying strengths on a secret mission.

The so-called "secret mission" was to join up with special operations teams from the Hidden Sand and Hidden Mist Villages to quietly land in the Land of Whirlpools, and then surround Whirlpool Hidden Village.

Their mission wasn't sabotage or real reconnaissance, but to deliberately attract the attention of the Uzumaki Clan. As long as they angered the Uzumaki Clan and suffered some casualties along the way, their purpose would be achieved.

Only in this way would the other three major shinobi villages have a reason to launch an attack on the Land of Whirlpools, taking the opportunity to annihilate it in one fell swoop!

The reason Iwaya Taishi, a jōnin, was sent was not to act as a member of a Suicide Squad. His real mission was to personally strike when the Uzumaki Clan hesitated to kill. He was to raise his blade against his teammates and execute the Hidden Stone ninja accompanying him.

The purpose of doing so was still to frame the Whirlpool Village and give the Hidden Stone Village's follow-up forces an opportunity to attack.

But the ridiculous thing was that whether it was the real Suicide Squad or executioners like Iwaya Taishi, they were subdued the moment the Uzumaki Clan took action.

Faced with the masters of the Uzumaki Clan, they barely had a chance to draw their swords before they were sealed in disgrace. Their bodies and Chakra were restricted by seals, and they were dragged back to the prison like lambs to the slaughter.

Kamihane couldn't help but knit his brows slightly. According to the timeline of the original world, the Uzumaki Clan's extermination should have occurred before the Second Shinobi World War. Counting the time, it should have been at least five years from now, but now it was happening sooner.

Because, according to the disposition of the three major shinobi villages, even if the Uzumaki Clan avoided this crisis by chance, they would fall into the next trap with deliberate planning.

As for the consequences… it would definitely be an existential catastrophe.

Even the Hidden Stone and Hidden Mist, which had a "blood feud," could temporarily unite with a common purpose, which showed how determined they were to annihilate the Uzumaki Clan.

Kamihane pondered for a moment. Could it be that because of his actions, a butterfly effect had occurred, bringing forward the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools?

Thinking about it carefully, this possibility might actually exist.

The Hidden Leaf Village in the original timeline, though weak, was not as weak as it was now. Thanks to Kamihane's meddling, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the only one who could fight in the Hidden Leaf Village, had been seriously injured a year ago.

To this day, though the physical injuries had long since healed, the psychological shadow was growing, and his invincible fighting spirit had been frustrated, which for a ninja was tantamount to having his wings broken.

As for Danzō, since Kakuzu had destroyed a squad of his elite Root members, he had become more cautious. In the past, he would still show off a little to seize power, but now he was completely silent, working but not contributing.

The cowardice of leaders often leads to the weakness of the entire collective, and this was even more true for Hiruzen and Danzō, who held great power. Therefore, the already somewhat restrained foreign policy of the Hidden Leaf Village had become more cautious, even bordering on… reclusive.

Such external behavior would naturally fall into the eyes of other shinobi villages. Once the Hidden Leaf Village weakened, the opportunity they had been planning for a long time would come.

As the saying goes, even beating a dog requires considering its owner. If that owner was now ill, then the dog-beater wouldn't need to consider the owner's expression any longer and would beat the dog without the slightest hesitation.

According to Iwaya Taishi's memories, their preparations were so thorough that they had even planned their countermeasures after destroying the Land of Whirlpools.

At that time, if the Hidden Leaf Village wanted an explanation, they would have a "legitimate" reason: debts must be paid, and a life for a life was inherently just. If the Hidden Leaf Village didn't accept it, then too bad. They didn't believe the current Hidden Leaf Village had the courage to overturn the table.

In short, the three major shinobi villages were determined to destroy the Land of Whirlpools.

Kamihane even felt that destroying the Uzumaki Clan was actually a test. If the Hidden Leaf Village really maintained a cold and indifferent attitude and didn't show any reaction, they would definitely become even more unscrupulous.

Perhaps the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools would be one of the triggers for the Second Shinobi World War.

Kamihane was also well aware of why the Hidden Cloud Village hadn't participated in this matter: according to the information brought back by the Gold & Silver Brothers a few days ago, the Hidden Cloud Village was currently preoccupied with internal Political Struggle and had no time to spare for anything else.

The cause of the matter was that the Third Raikage, who had ascended to power a few years ago, had grown strong. Not only was he outstanding in strength at a young age, he was also an uncompromising warmonger. Faced with the political power of the Gold & Silver Brothers, he was able to continuously accumulate prestige.

Meanwhile, the aging Gold & Silver Brothers, who had accomplished nothing in recent years, were seeing their power decline.

In the great war more than a decade ago, Ginkaku single-handedly broke into the Hidden Leaf Village, causing the Hidden Leaf higher-ups to fear the consequences. Outsiders saw this as impressive, but from the perspective of the Hidden Cloud higher-ups, it was an extremely reckless act.

In their view, Ginkaku, as the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, should have been guarding the home and protecting the safety of the Hidden Cloud Village. Acting without authorization and disregarding the safety of all the villagers was extremely irresponsible.

Moreover, allowing the Hidden Leaf to steal the Two-Tails after the war was also a sign of incompetence.

With their powers waxing and waning, the authority within the Hidden Cloud Village was gathering towards the Third Raikage, gradually becoming monolithic.

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