The originally powerful Kabuto Yakushi no longer had the same high spirits as before.

Even after changing his body into this state, he still couldn't change the tragic ending.

The black stick restricted the movement of the whole body of the Yakushi Kabuto, and the only part of his mouth that could move was his mouth. He panted and eased the pain in his body. Then, Yakushi Kabuto said with difficulty:

"I didn't expect that there would be a problem with my most proud trump card. Maybe I haven't practiced enough and can't control Uchiha Madara's Impure World Body!"

Shuimu sneered:

"If you have such strength, would you still go to so much trouble to collect Uchiha Madara's Impure World Form?"

In the ninja world where strength depends on oneself, the most important thing is to strengthen oneself. Relying on external forces or even forbidden techniques will cause problems sooner or later.

"If you had confronted me head-on, you might have had a chance. You ignorantly used a force you couldn't control, and you saw what happened. You deserved it."

"What's the point of telling me this now... What are you going to do with me?"

"Disposal?"

Mizuki replied playfully.

"It seems that you still have a glimmer of hope for survival! If it were someone else, they might have mercy on you and give you a chance to reform, but I don't like to do such complicated things. If repentance can forgive the past, then wouldn't all the blood shed in the past be in vain?"

Mizuki reached out and pulled out a black stick from Yakushi Kabuto's body, and pointed the tip at his head.

"You pathetic figure in confusion and darkness, a soul that hurts others, belittles others, and wallows in sin, do you want to die once?"

…

Mizuki used Fire Style to burn Kabuto Yakushi's body to ashes. Even his shed skin could not be found. When he wanted to reincarnate him into an impure world, not only could he not find the body, but even his soul had been wiped out by Mizuki. He collected it in Xishuixiang as nourishment for his new small world.

Not only that, the souls of the second Tsuchikage - Wu, the second Mizukage - Hozuki Gengetsu, the third Raikage Ai, and Deidara could not escape Mizuki's clutches.

The only person Mizuki showed mercy to was the White Fang of Konoha - Hatake Sakumo.

Mizuki had no psychological pressure at all to take advantage of people he didn't know, but Hatake Sakumo was not an ordinary person. He was not only a hero of Konoha, but also the father of Hatake Kakashi.

More importantly, Mizuki does not have the same type of combat power. It is too difficult to find physical ninjas and sword ninjas who are extremely proficient in close combat. Mizuki is in great need of means to use absolute strength to kill the enemy.

In comparison, although the power of the Impure World Formations of several other previous Kages is powerful, it is indeed dispensable to Mizuki.

The white-haired Sakumo Hatake actually does not have a very similar face shape to Kakashi Hatake. Although their hairstyle and expression still show their blood relationship, Sakumo Hatake is far less handsome than Kakashi Hatake, and his angular face makes him look more old-fashioned.

Compared to the slightly frivolous Hatake Kakashi now, Hatake Sakumo is much more serious.

Of course, when Mizuki was young, he had met Hatake Kakashi several times. In the ninja school, as a father, he also took care of Hatake Kakashi many times, but Hatake Kakashi probably didn't take a character like Mizuki seriously.

Hatake Sakumo looked at Shimura Danzo, then turned to look at the people nearby, only to find that they were all unfamiliar faces.

"Shimura Danzo, you're dead too? Things have really changed..."

As for the only living person at the scene.

"Konoha ninja, you look familiar, but I can't remember who you are!"

Mizuki waved his hand.

"Don't worry, Senior. The Fourth Ninja World War has already begun. If you still want to work for Konoha, I can make your wish come true. Not only that, you can also talk to Hatake Kakashi. I'm sure you'll be happy with that, right?"

"This time the Ninja World War is so unruly that even the power of the dead is not spared?"

"In war, all means are used. When have there ever been any rules? It's just that no one used them in the past!"

"All right!"

Hatake Sakumo nodded in agreement.

"I don't care about the rest. The only thing I feel guilty about is that I rashly committed suicide without making proper arrangements for my funeral. So, there are some things I want to say to Kakashi!"

"In that case, I am being rude!"

Mizuki stepped forward and thrust a kunai covered with sealing runes into Hatake Sakumo's head.

"Clean up the battlefield, and then prepare for a desperate fight. The resurrection of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki is not far away!"

In the sky, the dark thunderclouds were becoming more and more dense, and as it got darker, the flashing arcs of lightning in the thunderclouds were even more frightening.

"Has my reckless harvesting of souls, especially the killing of Kabuto Yakushi, made me less and less welcome in the ninja world?"

However, Mizuki has no way back. Anyway, the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki is about to be resurrected. Next, the main threat is Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, not Mizuki, an alien who is not yet powerful enough to be resisted.

…

While Mizuki was in a good mood after having eliminated a major threat, Uzumaki Naruto's life was not so good.

The pressure brought by several Impure World Form Pains of the Six Paths was too great, especially the Two-tailed Jinchuriki, who was made of wood men, transformed into tailed beasts and had the power of Heaven's Path, was so formidable. After flying in the sky with the Seven-tailed Jinchuriki Fu and being taught a lesson by Shinra Tensei and Bankai Tenin, the two no longer dared to attack wantonly and were completely in a passive situation.

Although the Nine-Tailed Fox is powerful, two fists cannot beat four hands.

In the original work, Nagato sent Pain's Six Paths to attack Konoha Village. Uzumaki Naruto at least had experience fighting against the Rinnegan, but now, he only had a few brief encounters in the battle for the Three-Tails, and Mizuki and Jiraiya were the main forces. Uzumaki Naruto was not even a backup, but instead was a drag.

Facing such a strong enemy for the first time, the originally confident Uzumaki Naruto also became cautious.

Fortunately, Uzumaki Naruto and Fu's predicament did not last long. Haruno Sakura, who was emitting a golden mist-like aura, felt that the pressure on both of them was relieved.

"Sage Mode, Mizuki's disciple?"

Seeing Sakura's fighting style similar to Mizuki's, especially her pink hair inexplicably growing longer and constantly setting up barriers and sealing techniques in coordination with tactics, her identity was further confirmed.

"As annoying as always!"

Uchiha Obito, who had suffered many losses under similar tactics, sensed the direction of Hoshigaki Kisame.

"The situation is somewhat urgent and can't be delayed any longer."

The Impure World Body of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki who was injured by the Dust Release: Origin Separation Technique has recovered, but the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, is a guy who cannot be underestimated. Uchiha Obito's real body needs to stop him, and it will be difficult to defeat him completely in a short time.