If the Fire Nation is described as a giant, then Konoha is the heart of the giant that delivers blood to the whole body and provides the driving force for continuous advancement. Then the Fire Nation is the brain, which determines the direction in which the Fire Nation should move.

In other words, Konoha is the military center of the Fire Nation, but the Fire Capital is the economic and political center.

When the City of Fire fell, all kinds of problems immediately broke out. After all, the City of Fire controls the currency system of the Kingdom of Fire. If the currency system collapses, the entire country's economy will collapse.

At that time, the Fire Nation coins that everyone has worked so hard to earn will become worthless.

The breeze blew by, and Runyu's legs suddenly exerted their strength. In less than half a minute, they reached the Hokage Building.

Runyu directly pushed open the door of the conference room. Inside, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Hatake Sakumo arrived, but Orochimaru was absent.

"Orochimaru led a team to the Fire Capital to confirm the situation." Tsunade explained.

Runyu turned his attention to Sarutobi Hiruzen again and spoke softly.

"I am sorry for your loss."

Runyu remembered that there was a very familiar name on the casualty list, Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

He once felt that his father, Sarutobi Hiruzen, was not worthy of the position of Hokage, and they had a complete falling out in the past few years. There has been no communication between father and son for several years.

"Thank you, Runyu-kun, for your concern." Hiruzen Sarutobi said, his expression not showing much change in appearance.

"The other ninja villages should also notify them and remind them to be careful," Runyu said.

"We have been notified, but what are we going to do next?"

Everyone looked a little depressed. He was more or less complacent after destroying two insect nests in a row. The Zerg's revenge came so quickly that he woke up everyone in a hurry.

"We need to discuss where the Fire Nation should go after the fall of the Fire City, re-select nobles as daimyo, or simply make Konoha the sole core of the Fire Nation?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

When the Hokage replaces the former daimyo, it means that as the top leaders of Konoha, they become the masters of the entire country.

"No, no, no, I don't think the Zerg will choose to cease all activities. There is a possibility that other main cities in the Kingdom of Fire will be suddenly attacked tonight." Runyu said.

This is why he hurried to the Hokage Building. What he should consider now is not how to take over the Kingdom of Fire, but whether the Zerg will make the next move?

"You mean the Zerg will attack other main cities tonight?" Tsunade repeated Runyu's words.

Excluding the fallen Fire City, there are still nine major cities in the country. Who will the Zerg’s target be? No one knows.

"I propose to start the undead plan in advance." Runyu said.

Everyone fell into a long silence. Originally, the Necromancer Plan was used as a trump card for Konoha when life and death was at stake. Now Runyu wants to use the Necromancer Plan to protect the residents of the Fire Country as much as possible.

"If the Necromancer Plan is launched in advance, what will happen when Konoha is in dire straits one day in the future?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked.

His implicit idea is obvious, that is, it is not recommended to start the Necronomicon Plan now.

"If the residents of the Land of Fire die out, the strength of the Zerg will definitely improve by leaps and bounds, and then Konoha will really be at the point of life and death!" Runyu retorted.

"I agree with Runyu's point of view. The Necromancer Plan is launched in advance. The candidates are the eight strongest people in the original plan. They must first survive the immediate disaster before they can be qualified to talk about the future."

Tsunade opened her mouth and concluded this matter. After all, she was the Fourth Hokage. Although she was the Hokage of Konoha, the residents of the Land of Fire were also the people she wanted to protect.

"Okay then, I'm going to prepare to meet the Sarutobi clan in half an hour."

Seeing that he could not convince Tsunade, Sarutobi Hiruzen had to give up his original plan.

"Wait, I will accompany you back later."

Once the Necromancer Plan is launched, Hiruzen Sarutobi, as the master of the technique, will naturally become the key figure that the Zerg want to eliminate.

After a while, Runyu followed Sarutobi Hiruzen and left the Hokage Building and walked towards the direction of the Sarutobi clan.

The news that the Fire City was completely destroyed has not yet spread among the residents of Konoha, but the price of food is still rising again and again, and has already doubled several times from the original basis.

Passers-by were in a hurry, children could no longer see smiles on their faces, and the continuous mobilization of ninja troops made the residents of Konoha panic.

Ten minutes later, the two of them raised their legs and buried themselves in the gate of the Sarutobi clan. Nothing happened along the way. This was the time when the two of them were most relaxed.

Something unexpected happened.

From the shadow at the feet of Sarutobi Hiruzen, killers holding black short blades suddenly appeared. The two killers stabbed their weapons from different angles, and the target was none other than Sarutobi Hiruzen.

At the critical moment, between the lightning and stone fire, Runyu pulled out his Tibetan sword and drew a straight line with a dazzling blue light.

The two killers in black didn't even have a chance to react and fell to the ground without breathing.

Sarutobi Hiruzen wiped the non-existent cold sweat on his head. He didn't expect that Runyu was right and the assassination came so suddenly.

"Their strength has at least reached the peak of the shadow level, which is probably the transformation they got from the Fire City. Now you know, as the core of the Necron Plan, the Zerg will definitely assassinate you." Runyu patted her.

Sarutobi Hiruzen said earnestly over his shoulder.

"Thanks to you this time." Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a sense of fear in his heart at this time.

Half an hour later, Tsunade and Jiraiya arrived at the Sarutobi clan, bringing new information.

The troops led by Orochimaru to the Fire Capital were all destroyed, and only Orochimaru was saved by Uchiha Madara who was passing by.

Assassination after assassination, the Zerg seemed to have a commander and no longer looked like a random fly.

The attacker was the same race as Akane Sakura, the kind of bug that could hide in the shadows.

"Is Orochimaru's injury serious?"

Runyu asked.

"It's not serious, but the mood is probably very heavy. There are several close associates of Orochimaru Research Institute in the army." Jiraiya replied.

Everyone's expressions were dim. From destroying the city to targeted assassinations, no one knew what the Zerg's future plans would be.

"The Necromancer Plan must be launched, and Konoha is not safe. Just now Sarutobi Hiruzen was assassinated by the enemy." Runyu said.

Everyone's expressions turned darker. The Zerg's repeated attacks made them unable to see the way out for the ninja world. Especially Tsunade, she felt that the pressure on herself became even greater.

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on the other hand.

Uchiha Madara carried Orochimaru and flew to the City of Fire. The streets that were originally bustling with people were no longer there, and there was a faint smell of dilapidation hidden in the air. Uchiha Madara unfolded his perception, and there was not a single living person in the entire City of Fire.

Only someone with the same level of perception as him could achieve such precise massacre.

Uchiha Madara formed dozens of shadow clones and shuttled around the Fire City. Tens of thousands of White Zetsu arrived belatedly and began to collect food, meat, gold and silver, weapons and other useful things according to the plan.

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Madara Uchiha pushed open a door, and the sealed bloody air hit his face. Two figures in the bedroom were beheaded directly, and blood flowed all over the floor... This time the Zerg did not take away everyone's bodies, but

Leave most of it.

Orochimaru looked at the strangely empty city and remained silent. He had been to the City of Fire dozens of times, but this time his mood was so low, as if a mountain was weighing on his heart.

He rushed to the research laboratory in the Fire Capital, stepped over the corpses and took away many useful precision instruments. He also went to the library of Daming Mansion, which is the most comprehensive place for storing books in the Fire Country. The collection includes...

...Agriculture, industry, ninja history, Warring States secrets, and some secrets of the ninja world.

But the scene in the library frightened Orochimaru. If the corpses at the door were removed, the inside of the library would be clean and tidy. However, all the books had been evacuated. This was obviously not good news and represented the command behind the Zerg clan.

The author is trying to understand everything about the ninja world.

In addition to the twelve permanent guardian ninjas stationed in the Daming Mansion, there are also ninja troops dedicated to the Daiming. They are the Daiming's private army.

But Orochimaru still didn't find any traces of battle here, not even any corpses.

There were only a few meandering corpses, and it was obvious that the Zerg preferred the corpses of strong men to ordinary people.

A few hours later, Uchiha Madara landed from the sky in front of Orochimaru.

"Run Yu speculates that the Zerg will attack other main cities in the Land of Fire today, and arranges for you and me to garrison at Iwaye City." Uchiha Madara said directly, and at the end he added, "You come with me."

Iwaye City is the only city in the Kingdom of Fire that is close to the mountains. The people there rely on the mountains to eat. They often organize hunting teams to hunt in the mountains. The most important thing is to find herbs. Thanks to the mountains, it is the largest city in the Kingdom of Fire.

A city that sells herbal medicine.

In the evening, Uchiha Madara and Orochimaru rushed to Iwaye Castle. The city wall here was made of two-meter-long boulders. It was 20 meters high and easy to defend but difficult to attack. Unfortunately, the Zerg could escape.

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A few hours ago, Konoha's Sarutobi clan.

Sarutobi Hiruzen formed the seal, and the code for the reincarnation of the dirty land appeared in the secret room, and gray-white dust wrapped around Bai Zetsu's struggling body.

After a few seconds, the smoke dissipated.

Three figures wearing laminated armor from the Warring States Period appeared in the secret room.

It was the First Hokage Senju Hashirama, the Second Hokage, and Uzumaki Mito.

The Second Hokage clenched his fists and felt the power rushing through his body. "Is the dirt reincarnated?"

"I just said this is not a good ninjutsu." Senju Hashirama complained.

"Hashirama, I didn't expect to see you again." Uzumaki Mito said in surprise.

"Have you also passed away, Mito? I have missed you very much these years." Senju Hashirama said matter-of-factly.

Mito Uzumaki regained his youthful appearance, with a hint of shyness on his face.

"Ahem, grandpa, grandpa, grandma." Tsunade interrupted the gradually affectionate atmosphere.

"That's enough for you two. It gave me goosebumps all over the place. I didn't expect to see you show off your affection after death." Qianju Feijian said.
To be continued...