"..."
Tsunade could only wave her hand, signaling Nara Shikaku to continue speaking.
Nara Shikaku tried to describe the troublesome level of over eighty Double Bloodline Ninjas from the Root and the danger posed by the three reanimated Hokage...
However...
The Jonin were already numb.
Because it was a question of whether the other side wanted to destroy Konoha once more or a second time.
"Alright."
Tsunade looked at the subordinates with grim faces and said in a deep voice, "Next, Konoha will fully enter a state of war readiness. I will hold a Five Kage Conference with other the Great Nations' Kage to discuss how to stop Akihara Kagura, and mobilize the village's Elite Ninja to participate..."
"If all goes as expected..."
"Based on Akihara Kagura's past behavior..."
"The Five Kage will most likely also join forces to prevent him from destroying the Ninja World..."
After all...
Each Great Country Ninja Village had suffered blows from Akihara Kagura.
In fact, practically every current Kage had been captured by Akihara Kagura.
Moreover...
With Salamander Hanzo as the veteran figure in the Ninja World, the Five Kage and the Five Great Countries' Hidden Villages uniting to fight together to stop Akihara Kagura shouldn't be a huge problem...
On the other side.
Akihara Kagura was contemplating how to expand this war.
If the Five Great Countries think they could oppose him just by gathering a small group, that wouldn't work; he would struggle to absorb enough Chakra, so the Ninja World must realize everyone has to join this war as much as possible.
After all...
He wasn't that powerful yet.
Akihara Kagura wasn't equipped to perform stronger Wood Release Ninjutsu to absorb the entire Ninja World's Chakra, nor could he prematurely absorb too much Chakra, to avoid the Ten-Tails' shell inside him from directly awakening, maybe even Black Zetsu wouldn't dare revive Otsutsuki Kaguya then.
If that were the case...
The supervisor he most desired would be gone...
Currently, this Black Zetsu was a bit sly, still not trusting Akihara Kagura enough, pondering if there's something else behind Akihara Kagura...
Primarily...
All historical records are fake!
Yet Black Zetsu didn't doubt the age of these historical artifacts.
Black Zetsu didn't suspect the Hyuga Clan's wooden plaques, nor did anyone suspect the Senju Clan's bark, even assuming they were passed down from ancient times.
These historical artifacts contained the hidden stories of various major clans, combined they could peek into the ancient history of the Ninja World, unknown to the people of this era.
Behind all this...
There must be some secret hidden.
But even Black Zetsu didn't think Akihara Kagura was an enemy from beyond this world.
Because Black Zetsu saw him when Akihara Kagura was ten; it almost watched him grow up from a child, from the age of ten to twenty-one.
Now...
It was a chance for probing.
Black Zetsu wanted to find an opportunity to test Akihara Kagura.
It wanted to check if someone was manipulating him from behind, or if Akihara Kagura was deceived like Uchiha Madara...
The Valley of the End.
This place had become the new base for the Root.
The periphery of the Valley of the End was filled with patrolling Root Ninja.
The giant statues of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara still stood tall here, with an enormous Gedo Statue now silently lying in the valley's water.
The three reanimated Hokage stood outside, monitoring potential intruders, while Senju Hashirama gazed at his and Uchiha Madara's statues, reminiscing about their battle years ago.
Inside...
Only Akihara Kagura and Black Zetsu were present.
Akihara Kagura sat there, flicking a fishing rod, leisurely fishing.
Black Zetsu stood beside him, glaring at this man who had disrupted its plans yet offered new hope, pondering what kind of story it should fabricate.
"Mr. Black Zetsu."
Akihara Kagura lifted his fishing rod, saw the bait still intact, then gradually sunk the hook back into the water, proactively asking, "Why aren't you speaking? Didn't you say you'd tell me all the secrets of ancient times? I'm quite curious about the history I have and also curious about how to create a new world..."
"Yes."
Black Zetsu hurriedly nodded.
Now it had completely fallen out with Uchiha Madara; Uchiha Madara was also no match for Akihara Kagura; the future revival of the Ten-Tails depended on Akihara Kagura's response.
But...
Where should it begin!
Fabricating a story was a skill too!
This story must be able to deceive Akihara Kagura; even if no truth is probed, Akihara Kagura must follow the plan to revive the Ten-Tails and gather all the Ninja World's Chakra!
"Let's start with the history of ancient times..."
Black Zetsu, observing Akihara Kagura's expression, pointedly exposed, "First, all records on the Senju Clan's bark are fake..."
Of course.
Black Zetsu didn't fully expose it and continued with stories favorable to itself, "The Hyuga Clan's historical records are all true..."
"Hmm?"
Akihara Kagura furrowed his brow but then suddenly smiled, "Mr. Black Zetsu, you are always fond of deceiving, should I listen in reverse?"
"No!"
"The Senju Clan's records are false!"
Black Zetsu hurriedly shook its head, speaking in a hoarse voice, "The Hyuga Clan's records are indeed true, but unfortunately, they only recorded the descendants of Otsutsuki Hamura, not accurately about Kaguya..."